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Grex Poetry Item 120: Poem of Hope
Entered by gerund on Tue Aug 3 11:04:11 UTC 1999:

Here is something for you all to read, since someone recently asked me if I
would ever post another poem.  Actually I post most things on my website now:
http://www.angelfire.com/va/gerund in the calm reflections section. 
shameless plug, what can i say?  ;-)  anyhow... here's something for the person
who wanted me to post:

silent hour alone
dreaming for relief
from myself

i ache for it
to engulf my naked
fear, collapse my
soul like cardboard

the end of everything

the struggle put down
laid to rest in a comfort
sleep, no tears

a victorious loss
of the feeling
ache of being

i fall and give
fall and give
myself to you

love, the motive
of your angel hands
holding me
from the terror.

gep
6-1-99

5 responses total.

#1 of 5 by arianna on Tue Aug 3 11:10:46 1999:

wow.  such simple beauty.

#2 of 5 by toking on Tue Aug 3 13:33:56 1999:

slick...very nice "of the feeling; ache of being" does wonderful things
and I really like the repitition of "fall and give"

good show

#3 of 5 by lumen on Tue Aug 3 21:58:25 1999:

another wonderful example of eloquence.

#4 of 5 by flem on Sat Aug 7 04:59:31 1999:

Yes, the repetition of "fall and give" is very effective.  I really like 
the slow, solemn rhythm of this.  Every word seems to have meaning.

#5 of 5 by orinoco on Sun Aug 8 14:46:48 1999:

"Collapse my / soul like cardboard" is great...either the image of your soul
being like cardboard, or of it collapsing like cardboard collapses, or both.
Neat image.

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