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The Calm Before Chaos, and I've Put my Bachelors to Bed

It's 4am
Somewhere, I'm sure
It's a different time everywhere-
This house, of clocks
Blinking away...

The windows,
Everywhere else, I'm sure
Stay intact, it's different somewhere
This house, this breeze
Chattering teeth in quiet rooms.

Blood on everything
Anywhere else, I'm sure
Sleeps sometime, like clockwork
We never bothered to set ours
Broken glass everywhere.

Black lights no longer distinguish
Blood from tears from sex
Said sacred brethren
No longer distinguish
Truth from Lies.

Everything has broken,
In away or another
We have lost interest
In stopping breezes,
Mending wounds,
and waking up on time.

I awake
To find all of is
All of this
Just blinking away...

(Ode to the house I protected from 18 year old Boys, our house, that seldom slept...)

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On Saturday May 22nd, 2004, capt_funguy (993) writes:

ode to a "living: space ., a space thats a character in the movie ... utterly sweet , with razor sharp observations .. the blinking clocks , the breezy livingroom ... the disrepair ... the love ... the house is like ratso rizzo in midnight cowboy ... sho

On Saturday May 22nd, 2004, capt_funguy (993) writes:

shot to hell ... but gotta love it ... too many clocks to set ... stains to remove , drawers to close ... leave it and marvel at it ... amazing piece ... funguy

On Friday May 21st, 2004, anth (1613) writes:

this captures a time i can recognize from my past and echoes the feelings of which youve displayed in the most haunting way to capture the fears felt under such times,powerful and elegantly portrayed

On Friday May 21st, 2004, suicideseason (2141) writes:

_um...yeah let's get the hat trick here...haunting,indeed...it was all that blinking...i feel disturbed...yet refreshed.thanx,Sue.your writing is always a welcome wake-up call.;)Sexy sexy tim

On Friday May 21st, 2004, suicideseason (2141) writes:

_i hope that made sense...i'm sleep deprived and if you check my recent commenting spree,i'm sure that you will find that you are not the first person to be hit in my trail of uncomprehensible comments.;)

On Tuesday May 18th, 2004, lollipoplips (110) writes:

this is a beautiful poem!way to go! and fuck 18 year old boys!:o)He-He.

On Tuesday May 18th, 2004, Bast (896) writes:

oooooh. very nicely written. haunting is a good word for the way this touches the reader.

On Tuesday May 18th, 2004, sixsixnine (567) writes:

this is a very cool piece i like your style * i'll be sure to check the rest of it out somtime***669***

On Tuesday May 18th, 2004, OLd SouL (837) writes:

I'm not quite sure what to say. This is haunting. I really like the 'I'm sure' part in the first three stanzas I would have liked to see that repeat again in the last stanza. Excellent write. :::OLd

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