Death of Aquarius
By dwells
I once knew a man who made lists.
He kept them in a galvanized pail.
Because he had no legs
He thought himself immortal.
Until he died.
You remind me of him.
You have never lived
Except in fear.
Immobilized by your careful life.
In sackcloth garments,
Worn by righteous robots
To cover their nakedness,
For having tasted temptation.
In recurrent dreams of denial;
Predictably unremarkable.
While I remain unlettered and morose,
Repelled by the screeching and grinding
Of your unlubricated gears,
As you shed teeth and print another list.
Your re-programmed fantasies
Of decaying desperation.
Consoled by my rusted bucket of passions;
Leaking the bitter blood of hard luck angels
Marinating in my melancholia.
Carnal recollections returned to the stars
For a final blessing.
Author's Note:
Can I buy you a drink?Comments on "Death of Aquarius"
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On Friday, December 7, 2018, sTr8-jAcKeT
(735) wrote:
COMMENT-BOT-X-5700: Input sufficient. Cancelling search for epic shit. Terminate
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On Tuesday, June 26, 2018, Alchemist
(688) wrote:
I do not look forward to the death of Aquarius being a Valentine's baby myself but when I do I hope I've done more with my life than spin my wheels and grind my gears. Cheers
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On Tuesday, June 5, 2018, Jonas Robinson
(867) wrote:
You make me jealous.
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On Friday, April 13, 2018, Devilish
(2662) wrote:
poetic perfection ... i * bow * to you dwells ..
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On Sunday, March 4, 2018, Cattarax
(215) wrote:
Tasting temptations in dreams of denial ... So many times I have done this ... Crazy though when you deny temptation it always makes you wonder if that temptation would result in something addictively incredible
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On Wednesday, February 28, 2018, Arwen
(187) wrote:
I am addicted to writing to do lists.
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On Thursday, March 1, 2018, dwells
(4288) wrote:
WA, WV, PD, Miss Nat, and Bro Mo. Cheers all and many thanks for the gift of your time and worthy comments. WA - sometimes I lose my to do lists, and when I make a replacement I obsess if an item is missing :) Cheers all! - Dan
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A former member wrote:
Intriguing as always, i appreciate the story being told and how the words you weave with piece together a vivid scene. Much to be admired in every line.
A fine glass of poetry!
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On Friday, February 23, 2018, PoetessDarkly
(700) wrote:
this is amazing, I thoroughly enjoy your work dwells
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On Wednesday, February 21, 2018, molock
(314) wrote:
you're a gem Dan, it's a pleasure to read your work there;s never a dull moment in your words. DP is blessed to have you as a member. i raise my glass to you my friend ...Cheers! - m0
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On Wednesday, February 21, 2018, Drea
(1443) wrote:
Dan. I'm keeping this. That's really the only compliment I can give this.
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On Wednesday, February 21, 2018, dwells
(4288) wrote:
Hi Drea - It took me longer to come up with a title than it did to compose (not counting a dozen edits that have a tendency to kill a piece entirely if overdone - I do that sometimes, and discard when I've lost focus). Cheers my friend! - Dan
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On Tuesday, February 20, 2018, Clydes_Bonnie
(56) wrote:
It has been quite some time since I have visited this place... and what a pleasure to have been able to read your work first. Quenching my thirst Dwells. Thank you.
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On Wednesday, February 21, 2018, dwells
(4288) wrote:
Much appreciated CB and welcome back to the darkness; you have been missed! - Cheers! - Dan
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On Tuesday, February 20, 2018, midnights voice
(971) wrote:
And not a word of profanity . "While I remained unlettered and morose" struck home to me . A master of words does nothing to control them . Someday we will all kick our bucket of dreams goodbye .
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On Wednesday, February 21, 2018, dwells
(4288) wrote:
You always see what lurks beneath MV; an uncommon skill. Cheers my friend! - Dan
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On Tuesday, February 20, 2018, Lux
(299) wrote:
I wasn't aware you could make me feel something. How dare you. This was penned with some sort of "Tsk tsk" happening. Tonguing regret but still just hopeful enough to hold your bowl out and ask for more.
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On Wednesday, February 21, 2018, dwells
(4288) wrote:
Means more than you can know Goldie; thanks so much for the high praise, and cheers for all you have meant to us over the years! - Dan
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On Wednesday, February 21, 2018, Lux
(299) wrote:
You're going to make me blush, darling. X's and O's.