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Going to River Phoenix in my mind (Free verse) by horus8
On the way across the narrow bridge
A wind with foresight gathered
The bridge's wires tightened tautly
But, what is taut to a man in the loop of slack?
There's not a shimmer winking nor blinking up high
A cover of absolute darkness absorbed my eyes
Although the water below shared with not one noise
I still knew it was there, swirling and poised
<faint>
Behind my gait lurched torment and confusion
Up ahead and undiscovered
My future's forbidden
Although I knocked as a guest to the door
The echo fell gently as a feather to floor
I begged and I screamed,
"Won't you please let me in?"
Because without my person present
How will my next day begin?
However, the host did not appear
Nor, send the servant to attend
My needs were not so many
For the wisdom he could lend
<fainting>
My knuckles were shredded, and torn to the bone
My fingers too shaky to grasp at the knob
My blood turned grease slippery
My shrieks became sobs
Nevertheless, you never answered
Your ghost never came
The wind still holds that infant's voice
To mimic all my shame
<fainting naked>
I leaned upon the pillar, and Samson came to mind
But hair is not my strength
Nor the cornmeal i'm to grind
Now i know that i'm a salesman
Who has never earned commission
A solicitor unpaid, and left with a decision
To stand here, waiting in remission
Or, rather down that road
For one more door i guess i'm wishing
oh, my gun, i must, reload
Bought that sucker through Morse code
<fainting naked alot>
reallity sets in
i have a metallic taste in my mouth
i can also vaguely hear an ice cream truck
down on the other block..
i think
and birds chirping?
yes, birds
i open my eyes
half in the door
half out
but isn't this my house?
two young latter day saints
are hauling ass down the road.
i must have answered the door and collapsed
with my wrist rocket out again.
shit
the thought that i might have a brain tumor
crosses my mind
great
naked, and bleeding
from a nasty gash in my head.
i yell out to the bike riding (shrieking) helmeted boys
"wait! guys!, i was just kidding!"
"come back!"
"i'm sure we can find something else to talk about!"
no reply.
the ice cream truck grows nearer and nearer..
i sure could go for a bomb pop
right about now.
<fainting naked alot, and River does too>
<nothing is private, goodbye sweet Idaho>
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