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Grex Poetry Item 45: loss
Entered by zoe on Thu Mar 4 00:54:09 UTC 1999:

this mournful heart suddenly aches to beat as it once did.
weaving in and out of reality--
how much can one endure until it all spills over...
until it hurts so much, breathing is no longer an option...
my rotting insides now taint all i once cherished,
i've lost all so precious;
so intense,
so real....
i greive the ruin of all that could have been;
falling to my knees begging the gods to end this suffering.
the frozen earth beneath my cheek,
eating away my melancholy-sickness--
taking in my body to be cleansed of my anguish.
but my hope has decayed along with my will to go on,
the frail, porcelain angel has now fallen from her perch--
left in peices on the floor.
set me free from this flesh-container...
let me be as i once was.
 

13 responses total.



#1 of 13 by zoe on Thu Mar 4 00:56:16 1999:

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#2 of 13 by zoe on Thu Mar 4 00:57:13 1999:

i really just don't know anymore...


#3 of 13 by lumen on Thu Mar 4 04:42:57 1999:

Poetry is good therapy, and it is possible to pick up the shattered 
remains of yourself.  Just give yourself time, and be patient.


#4 of 13 by toking on Thu Mar 4 17:32:50 1999:

O.K., you already know that I like this...and most times I feel
comfortable doing what I"m about to do, but most times I don't actually
know the people I do it to, so you aren't allowed to get all uppity on
me....any way...

I do enjoy this, but it seems like the lines could be arranged a  little
differently...knida like this:




this mournful heart suddenly aches 
to beat as it once did.
weaving in and out of reality--
how much can one endure 
until it all spills over...
until it hurts so much, 
breathing is no longer an option...
my rotting insides now taint all i once cherished,
i've lost all so precious;
so intense,
so real....
i greive the ruin 
of all that could have been;
falling to my knees 
begging the gods 
to end this suffering.
the frozen earth beneath my cheek,
eating away my melancholy-sickness--
taking in my body 
be cleansed of my anguish.
but my hope has decayed 
along with my will to go on,
the frail, porcelain angel 
has now fallen from her perch--
left in peices on the floor.
set me free from this flesh-container...
let me be as i once was.




but it's just a suggestion....


#5 of 13 by logansan on Thu Mar 4 23:15:56 1999:

.... once again, Bravo, zoe frost :)


#6 of 13 by zoe on Sun Mar 7 22:42:23 1999:

welcome to my hell...


#7 of 13 by bookworm on Mon Mar 8 06:27:56 1999:

Lay off, Joe. :) I like it like it is.  I always get pissed when people 
rearrange my work.  Then, I feel like I should write "by Julie Pratt 
with assistance from X Kibitzer (or whatever ther person's name is)."  
It just doesn't feel so much like my work anymore.  I don't know if zoe 
asked you to rearrange the peom or not and I'm not trying to be 
offensive, I'm just speaking my mind.


#8 of 13 by toking on Mon Mar 8 12:22:09 1999:

O.K. uhmmm....you know...I'm probably gonna look like a prick
here..but...

No..I will not "lay off" zoe knows I love the shit out of her work...and
this is no exception, if I happen to want to suggest something I think I
should, if zoe agrees with it, great, if not, even better. 

If I go through here and read something and an idea hits me about
something someone's posted then I'm sure as shit going to mention it,
wether it's something zoe writes, something you write, or something
jesus christ writes. 

I'm not telling her to change anything, I'm simply saying that it seems
as though it could be rearranged slightly.


#9 of 13 by orinoco on Mon Mar 8 14:11:24 1999:

<nods to Joe...this is a forum for getting suggestions, not just compliments.
you can always ignore suggestions, too, if you want>


#10 of 13 by bookworm on Mon Mar 8 19:17:34 1999:

Sorry.  Guess I'm being something of a butt.  I've been sick for two 
weeks, but they won't let me off work or school so that I can get well, 
so I'm just a little cranky.  Sorry, I took it out on you Joe.  No hard 
feelings?


#11 of 13 by toking on Mon Mar 8 19:30:29 1999:

never dear lady :)


#12 of 13 by bookworm on Mon Mar 8 22:16:18 1999:

<blush>  Thanks

<cough, hack, wheeze>

I'm next to post something.


#13 of 13 by allida on Mon Apr 5 18:21:46 1999:

wow.
i lvoed it.
reminds me ofthe thing that tears at me sometimes.  don't let it tear you too
smal because it is the thing which lets you be big even as it makes you
small... oh boy i am not making sens.
anyway i love it and empathize

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