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As welders cry.
By Iwas
his hood down. All black face mask.
Motor screaming a thumping rasp.
Sparks fly as molten metal flows.
Orange and red it glows,turning
brown as slag grows cold.
He looks solid but the mans about to fold.
His story about to be told.
This Every man's man.Solo for
too long he ran.
Just him and folks made from the same brand.
Lost
to this land somewhere between worlds he stands.
But still respect
and loyalty he demands if not commands.
His eyes are burnt,
his mind is mush.
Face flush,heart crushed like scrap cut in a rush.
Always going. hatreds growing. Anger creeps.
As invert seeps from
broken welds.
Remembering those he felled.
Yet strangely still
to live and love he's compelled.
That dark tint glass.
Lights
up like his eyes after a pull from his flask.
we didn't smell the
gas.
It was a dangerous task.
All they could find was that all
black face mask.
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On Thursday, March 14, 2013, Manperson96
(23)
wrote:
Really good. Well executed indeed. Just like several people I used to know.
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On Tuesday, February 5, 2013, BetaWolfinVA
(795) wrote:
Love this piece... Well executed.
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On Friday, July 6, 2012, Alchemist
(688) wrote:
I do find welding a meditation when I'm at work. I would much prefer welding over getting covered in oil and turning a wrench. Building rather than fixing I guess is my personal metaphor for train work. The daily grind, what we have missed and what we have lost, I so feel this.
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On Monday, April 30, 2012, darkness falls
(73) wrote:
This appeals immensely to my mechanic side, proving that anything can be a sensitive metaphor...thank you.
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On Sunday, April 29, 2012, RubyXero
(484) wrote:
wow great imagery here... perfect ending. Loved this piece. my father was a welder, dangerous job, indeed. Thanks for sharing
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On Sunday, January 9, 2011, carlosjackal
(3015) wrote:
Love the language and description you use in this piece and, of course, the message and story told...Makes me feel very proud to come from a working class background.
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On Tuesday, January 4, 2011, DarkDruidess
(326) wrote:
Intensely perfect...I loved the entire feel and meaning in this piece. Nicely done... *bows*
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A former member wrote:
TOO DAMN COOL ! i come from a family of ALL welders , and this was amazing my father and all of my brothers (6) and there sons are all welders , this hit home , i applaud you . thanks for sharing
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On Wednesday, November 3, 2010, nightshade
(120) wrote:
I used to do some welding back when I was about 15 - 18 (yes it was shop class but still welding) That experience made this poem all the more real for me. I must say your word choices and your style really gave this poem a drive and pull of it's very own. Leaving a horrible empty feeling in the pit of my being at the end.
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A former member wrote:
This......This truly and profoundly impressed the absolute shit out of me. I bet if you submitted this poem to OSHA, they'd circulate it for safety training purposes. I just can not get over the way you have turned something no one would ever usually connect with poetry as artisitic expression, like metal fabrication, into a timeless and very poignant piece. You do us all honor. --Draven.
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On Sunday, October 17, 2010, Iwas
(39) wrote:
That means a lot man thanks. OSHA on the other hand scares the hell out of me ;P
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