Fishing muted sighs

By Rebel_not_Radical

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The invisible eye
Looked from the stars
And he saw
Tiny little specks
Cast lines like
Shooting webs from
Their soul spinnerets
Between the stars and waves
Shimmering like sea-salt ice cream
Unfazed and sweating in
The cool breeze of the silver moon
Hard labor beating on
Their back and brows



-and he descended to talk to one of them-

















-but instead he just began to listen-



(Old fisherman leaning by the cold wind
not knowingly talking to someone real)

"Hey bud, sometimes i really dont know why i fish"



"Maybe because i fish for my past or the fires of my youth"



"I know it doesnt really put food in my stomach"



"Nor put money in my pockets"



"But i guess it keeps me warm at night"

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"Poverty is like punishment for a crime you didn't commit.
And one never really forgets either ---
everything serves as a constant reminder of it."

~ Eli Khamarov





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© 2006 Tetch de la Cruz
Published on Monday, October 30, 2006.     Filed under: "Poetry"
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Comments on "Fishing muted sighs"

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  • A former member wrote: Ingenious!

  • A former member wrote: Damn, Im not used to poetry like this on Dark Poetry. It actually had a moral, and was writtin for a purpose and not just out of feeling. I was turned upsidedown by this. Highly Respected by me ][ ][

  • carlosjackal On Monday, October 30, 2006, carlosjackal (3010)By person wrote:

    Hits straight through my working class heart. Fantastic write from an original angle.

  • verablue On Monday, October 30, 2006, verablue (111)By person wrote:

    wonderfully original!

  • A former member wrote: what i love about you, is that you always tackle subjects i rarely see done around here..your so unique in your style, your voice, your images..this was such a breath of fresh air.

  • A former member wrote: that opening stanza was like silk on honey..so smooth and lovely.."Shimmering like sea-salt ice cream"..that rolled off the tongue perfectly. the dialogue made this complete. fascinating write, tetchy.

  • TaintedButterfly On Monday, October 30, 2006, TaintedButterfly (670)By person wrote:

    Tetch, your kind heart is rare and this piece shows it! I loved every word! And it's true... so true! Awesome quote at the end also. Well done. Julia~

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