Take everything in the room
just leave my life
it is nothing to you…
Still waiting for the letter
from the council
adjudicate my intentions
submit to your folly
sweat pours into the milk
you have become rather odd
and I think I lost what little love
I had for your sins
Abrasive rant scares the little ones
there you go, crying
for the life you once knew
It all washed away along
with the hopes we tried
to keep afloat
Silence is your enemy
so continue to produce that continuous drone
I was hoping for peace within
thin vein pulsing to keep awake your dying soul
feeling abandoned, bereft
left to rot like roadside suicides
see through the mist that covers your mind
don’t for one second believe it’s easy
sometimes, I get lost in that
bank of emptiness
atone for a while
plot your downfall or my insurrection
leaving the store with more than a gift
shift, useless but brutal are the lacerations
that you sometimes administer, then abscond
let us pretend it is forgotten
I will just watch you drown
from the top of the dam you have built
the lonely river of your emotions engraving
flooding misgivings reprehending misdoings
mainspring shortcomings, poisoning rumblings
ill reckonings will leave you standing
bearing heart in cupped hand
enraptured
the last ghost note of life’s little drummer…
smoke and folly, boy
smoke and folly
Just emotionally devastating Olde Punk. Wow.
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Thanks Christine
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It hurt.
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Yeah it’s a mean piece. There is a very long story behind it. Dark times, you know. Picking at old wounds
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And bleeding. . .
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I’m glad/sad it affected you so much 😳
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It resonated. That’s a good thing.
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🙏
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Reblogged this on Brave and Reckless and commented:
Devastating, beautiful. . .
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Thanks!
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Reblogged this on Sudden Denouement Literary Collective and commented:
Haunting brilliance from Olde Punk.
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This is hard, I’ve been examining all my old relationships. This IS picking old wounds, perfect sentiment. I swear I’ve said and felt these same things in my own relationships. “…don’t for one second believe it’s easy…” captures my frustation and soul sucking anguish making hard, if not impossible decisions.
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IMO relationships can be our greatest triumphs and are most anguished defeats. Thanks for reading and taking the time to comment
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Absolutely
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Brave and honest, delicate. I felt some familiar sensations while reading this.
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Thanks Henneh. I’m happy you could identify. Thanks for reading!
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This pierced my heart. I love the like about roadside suicide – I translated it as animals who decide to give up on life and do so by jumping out at cars. Messed up thinking but it really provoked in me a strong emotion of hopelessness. Great stuff!
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Thanks Daisy
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I’m glad I’m not holding a coffee cup, I feel it may smash out of my hand from the vibrations…
You are amazing with imagery.
Wow. I’m glad this isn’t your reality now? 💚
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Lol. Nah…..Or is it?😈
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Haha oooo cue ominous music 😎
Seriously, I’m like, whoah this poem is going to punch my coffee cup in the face. Haha. Glad it’s late instead. Nighty night.
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Lmao you are awesome V. 🌃
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Shucks. This is too much. 💚 to infinity and beyond…
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(hugs)
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PS I just re read my second comment, it seems a tad insensitive, but I assumed you knew what I meant…I didn’t mean it to sound like I was trivialising what you went through!!
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Of course. I know you’re not insensitive, you’re Australian😁
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Hahaha this comment is perfect!
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Wow! Straight to my heart. ❤
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Thank you 🙏
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Great reading to wake up to. Thank you!
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You honor me, thank you very much ❤
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👍👍👍👍
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Thank you 🙏
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This resonated with me. I read through some of your other posts as well. Your writing is beautiful.
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Thank you very much 🙏❤
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You’re welcome. ❤
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