Wednesday, February 18, 2009

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raspy voices
in the  dark
trying to overcome the feeling of loneliness
the kind that overwhelms in a crowd
and a crowd forms
and envelopes
and overwhelms
because that is what crowds do
they cant do anything else
it isn't in their nature
i am envious of his easy way
i am desirous of the freedom he feels
i stand out in the crowd
trying to overcome the feeling of loneliness
watch watch
listen listen
but I cant see
and I cant hear
the rasp of voices
recounting in the dark
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3 comments:

Just Stevie said...

If you tilt your head to the left (so your hair is to your left and your chin is to your right, for clarification), this looks like a dog.

danbryce said...

hmm... obviously that dog look was on purpose..... because otherwise the poem is soo lame I just puked in my mouth.

Just Stevie said...

I think I saw you once at the Bull n Raven. Which upset me, because poetic people (however lame [your words not mine] their poems may be) shouldn't exist in the real world with the really tragic people. Only on paper. Or on screen. My typewriter is out of ink. Shit.