slow death of..

by 4 degrees

Posted to Action Poetry on 2004-05-11 09:23:00

fatal abstraction
put delay on
reaction
taken time
to find the
rhyme
could be
woulda been
the difference
between
now and then
life and death
i was left
back there
nearly
outta sight
but you were
right
surprise, surprise
truth of life
seen in your
eyes
but i disguise
at least i try
hiding the me
from the we
don’t want
you to see
the truth of
my lies
tied in knots
tried to not
thicken the plot
or
stir the pot
but it’s just
reflexive
i can’t help
it
just say
just say
just say
what i mean
never been
an easy thing
just keep
confusing,
using
bruising
til one day
courage
comes to me
i find a way
of saying
things
i need to say
to let you
see-
me i just
can’t recognise
too far displaced
long lost race
i was bringing
up the end
bring it up
fling it out
string you up
again
again
i don’t know
when
or if the
time will
arrive
just keep
over doing
all that shit
that tells me
yeah fucker,
you’re alive
alright
say goodnight to
all that’s good
say goodbye to
one who would
and did, but
you just didn’t
notice
couldn’t focus
on truth that
happens every
day
just on
bullshit
that’s
the
way.


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