poemranker ::battle within, graceful losing by brazen

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battle within, graceful losing

Member since 2002 · Posted 22 Dec 2002 · Edited 13 Feb 2003 · 3 comments

desperate days call out spreading words across the wind never listened to them never could understand how to live life like a man. caught a few stray echoes took the credit as my own never filled the chasm never could stand strong now i am some other man. step back from yourself listen to the ticking time never saw that inside me never could be everything now i am a shadow of a man. gently gliding through memories sweet oil with bitter vinegar never found a medium ground never could survive between now i am lost inside a man. desperate measures call in favors plunged into the valley of my mind never listened to the inside never could understand how to take the life of a man.

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[9] <{Baba^Yaga}> 22-Dec-02/11:05 PM Reply
merry christmas. your poetry is getting stronger.the poets life, his calling, is to the 'struggle', to the 'word'. god was a poet, and we are all god through that gift. the gift of communication for a better sense of what it means to be 'here'. you were born a poet. we all were.H
[n/a] brazen › <{Baba^Yaga}> 22-Dec-02/11:19 PM Reply
who put what in the how now?
[n/a] brazen › <{Baba^Yaga}> 23-Dec-02/12:23 AM Reply
a thank you is also in order. mappy chrismukah...or maybe herry hannatmas? eh, i like mappy chrismukah better. the perfect PC way to celebrate every holiday! now, if only they could make kosher christmas saugsage...hmm...