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A Tale Of Time
time
always tends to bully reality
into a corner
leaving one way out
condensing spoken words
into promises fulfilled
or lies that kill off the butterflies
popping bubbles
as pain doubles down on bets
holding remembrance as
its ace in the hole
the soul aches
as part of the social contract
of the human condition
no one escapes
the dance free of scars
yet we dare another two step
scared shitless beneath
a mask of confidence
imagining footprints in advance
hoping this is not the same
faulty pattern down
the same fucked up road
moving in trepidation
as the bold still dares the fire
the eternal flame
that burns the senses alive
seeking overtly or
subconsciously to be named
the one in perpetuity
but to give all
and receive just a fraction
is a bad investment
no matter how we slice it
better to put the heart back on ice
than to be cheapened
and have feelings reaped
while desires never
get sowed
only to be left
with weighted emptiness
bereft of closure
and unreconciled emotions
like a debt is owed
so goes the argument
it can get old real quick
the back and forth
and before we know it
we're alone again
standing in the midst of another
cold winter
Published 14th Aug 2018
| Edited 26th Oct 2018
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14th Aug 2018 2:48pm
Wow. As I read, I just kept thinking, "yes! - this!", and then I'd get to the next stanza and think it all over again. You nailed something that I happen to be feeling today. The soul ache. And yes, it gets really old. I get obsessed with trying to figure out how to fix it.... until I realize every single one of us thinks we're the one giving all and receiving just a fraction.
Yeah, you've obviously got me thinking, so this one has to go on my shelf for repeated pondering. Thanks for an awesome write.
(btw, I'm thinking the "it's" at the end of the first stanza doesn't need an apostrophe. Not that it matters; I just notice that stuff. Really should have been a copy editor.)
Cheers
Yeah, you've obviously got me thinking, so this one has to go on my shelf for repeated pondering. Thanks for an awesome write.
(btw, I'm thinking the "it's" at the end of the first stanza doesn't need an apostrophe. Not that it matters; I just notice that stuff. Really should have been a copy editor.)
Cheers
14th Aug 2018 7:45pm
"we're alone again
standing in the midst of another
cold winter"
damn it dearest Soul Soldier this hit hard...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZI8AC4AR5A
love Crim
standing in the midst of another
cold winter"
damn it dearest Soul Soldier this hit hard...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZI8AC4AR5A
love Crim
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14th Aug 2018 10:40pm
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Anonymous
15th Aug 2018 00:39am
It's a terrifying feeling and you set it down exactly...gonna ponder your words...always the risks we take in hope
20th Oct 2018 4:51pm
but to give all
and receive just a fraction
is a bad investment
no matter how we slice it
better to put the heart back on ice
Amen! nice
and receive just a fraction
is a bad investment
no matter how we slice it
better to put the heart back on ice
Amen! nice
26th Oct 2018 00:02am
the soul aches
as part of the social contract
of the human condition
no one escapes
the dance free of scars
I felt it
but to give all
and receive just a fraction
is a bad investment
no matter how we slice it
better to put the heart back on ice
than to be cheapened
and have feelings reaped
while desires never
get sowed
Hot damn, you went to it. Impressive.
as part of the social contract
of the human condition
no one escapes
the dance free of scars
I felt it
but to give all
and receive just a fraction
is a bad investment
no matter how we slice it
better to put the heart back on ice
than to be cheapened
and have feelings reaped
while desires never
get sowed
Hot damn, you went to it. Impressive.
