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Microbial Life Form
Floating
Formless
In warmth and tranquility
Silence
Eternal
Held here softly
I have no mouth
I have no eyes
I have no voice
I have no purpose here
I'm just floating
Bumping into
All of the other
Meaningless life forms
But
In having no meaning I find
Serenity
Calm
Peace
I think I had a dream
About something beyond our comprehension
Maybe something that held us before birth
Something just as blind as we are
Move in closer
I need to feel you
You seem so familiar
Where did you run off to?
What if I told you we're microscopic?
We're merely a conscience held within a vessel
Beyond this physical form we'll meet again
Swimming
Crashing
Through eternity
Yet right here
Right now
We're all alone
Wait to reconnect with me
Let the rhythm pull you in
Tell me you will wait for me
Be patient
I'm coming home
Formless
In warmth and tranquility
Silence
Eternal
Held here softly
I have no mouth
I have no eyes
I have no voice
I have no purpose here
I'm just floating
Bumping into
All of the other
Meaningless life forms
But
In having no meaning I find
Serenity
Calm
Peace
I think I had a dream
About something beyond our comprehension
Maybe something that held us before birth
Something just as blind as we are
Move in closer
I need to feel you
You seem so familiar
Where did you run off to?
What if I told you we're microscopic?
We're merely a conscience held within a vessel
Beyond this physical form we'll meet again
Swimming
Crashing
Through eternity
Yet right here
Right now
We're all alone
Wait to reconnect with me
Let the rhythm pull you in
Tell me you will wait for me
Be patient
I'm coming home
Written by
TrippyScarecrow
(David Frank II)
Published 7th Jan 2013
| Edited 10th Jan 2013
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re: Re: Microbial Life Form
8th Jan 2013 2:20am
Re: Microbial Life Form
8th Jan 2013 6:00am
re: Re: Microbial Life Form
8th Jan 2013 6:36am
Re: Microbial Life Form
A very romantic and scientific poem. Held my interest well, I'm not one for love poems, but you married it well with the microbial theme, which I find very interesting.
For being "formless" I did see a bit of a form going on, then a deviation from that form in the second segment where you lengthened the lines. I like the plummeting pattern you had going on in the first segment, and by widening it in the second part it makes the writer stop and feel that there is importance here, as if to be taken more seriously, a lead up to the climax, then the break through to the purpose of the poem. Nicely done.
There are a few rough spots (These are just personal preferences mainly so feel free to disregard) that I did see that are easily enough fixed:
"Meaningless life forms but
In having no meaning I find"
My problem here is the "but placed at the end of the first line, it makes it seem almost sloppy and takes away from the strength of the prior three words, I suggest writing it like:
"Meaningless life forms
But
In having no meaning I find"
That way the "But" causes the appropriate amount of trepidation without taking away from "Meaningless life forms" allowing you to ponder the uniqueness of that line.
"I have no eyes I
Have no voice"
Same issue, just drop the I down so it's "I have no voice"
Unless you are concerned by the amount of "I" started lines in a row, them perhaps rethink that part all together:
"I have no mouth
I have no eyes I
Have no voice
I have no purpose here
I'm just floating"
"I have no mouth
I have no eyes
My voice is forgotten
No purpose here
Just floating"
Or something along those lines.
"Through eternity
But right here
Right now
We're all just alone"
Here I don't think but works as well as it had before, this is a particularly beautiful part or your poem, and "But" is almost gruff sounding, I suggest but's delicate cousin "yet" instead. Also, dropping the "just" makes it more fluid as well.
"Through eternity
Yet right here
Right now
We're all alone"
Last one:
"Wait to reconnect with me
Let the rhythm bring you home
Tell me you will wait for me
Be patient
I'm coming home"
"home" and "home", is a bit redundant so close together, I suggest changing the first one so your last line makes more of a definitive impact.
That's all I have for this poem, It's truly lovely.
AlwaysCaliban
For being "formless" I did see a bit of a form going on, then a deviation from that form in the second segment where you lengthened the lines. I like the plummeting pattern you had going on in the first segment, and by widening it in the second part it makes the writer stop and feel that there is importance here, as if to be taken more seriously, a lead up to the climax, then the break through to the purpose of the poem. Nicely done.
There are a few rough spots (These are just personal preferences mainly so feel free to disregard) that I did see that are easily enough fixed:
"Meaningless life forms but
In having no meaning I find"
My problem here is the "but placed at the end of the first line, it makes it seem almost sloppy and takes away from the strength of the prior three words, I suggest writing it like:
"Meaningless life forms
But
In having no meaning I find"
That way the "But" causes the appropriate amount of trepidation without taking away from "Meaningless life forms" allowing you to ponder the uniqueness of that line.
"I have no eyes I
Have no voice"
Same issue, just drop the I down so it's "I have no voice"
Unless you are concerned by the amount of "I" started lines in a row, them perhaps rethink that part all together:
"I have no mouth
I have no eyes I
Have no voice
I have no purpose here
I'm just floating"
"I have no mouth
I have no eyes
My voice is forgotten
No purpose here
Just floating"
Or something along those lines.
"Through eternity
But right here
Right now
We're all just alone"
Here I don't think but works as well as it had before, this is a particularly beautiful part or your poem, and "But" is almost gruff sounding, I suggest but's delicate cousin "yet" instead. Also, dropping the "just" makes it more fluid as well.
"Through eternity
Yet right here
Right now
We're all alone"
Last one:
"Wait to reconnect with me
Let the rhythm bring you home
Tell me you will wait for me
Be patient
I'm coming home"
"home" and "home", is a bit redundant so close together, I suggest changing the first one so your last line makes more of a definitive impact.
That's all I have for this poem, It's truly lovely.
AlwaysCaliban
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re: Re: Microbial Life Form
9th Jan 2013 10:52pm
Ah thank you very much. The weird phrasing with putting I and But at the end was meant more for the flow but I totally see what you mean. I'll probably do an edit on this one. Thanks for the critique.
re: re: Re: Microbial Life Form
9th Jan 2013 10:56pm
You're welcome. Sorry it took so long, doubtless, the other two will as well. haha
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9th Jan 2013 10:57pm
Re: Microbial Life Form
16th Jan 2013 2:23am
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