The Passive Observer

By Ocean of Truth

Floating
Coasting
Lackadaisical

Resting lazily in this gutter
With the rest of the trash
Tossed here by their
Unobservant owners

Lost, never to be found
For there is no longer
A need for this hollow wrap
With nothing but a faint smell
Of what it once held

He sits here, with no will
To ripple the calm waters
Though now its not much more
Than a puddle under foot
(And they stomp at a whim)

And yet he waits
Sitting calmly on the outside
While the rage builds inside
Held back by a dam built from his love
For he has no use for it
As of late

And he can't show it
Because that would breed change
And the next step of evolution
Can only bring more pain
Only mixed by this spoon forged from angst

So he waits, lost in thought
Thoughts of nothing more
Than thinking of life
A life of which he has no part
No opinion to be had

And no thoughts to be shared

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Copyright 2011 Ocean of Truth
Published on Monday, May 9, 2011.     Filed under: "Poetry"
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  • Malice In Wonderland On Monday, May 9, 2011, Malice In Wonderland (976)By person wrote:

    For the record, I absolutely ADORE this:) You're showing you improvement in everything you do... Very Nicely done... Scholar

  • A former member wrote: resonating... full of implication and open for application... so very open, yessirree... I enjoy mapping the ways this means to me.. thank you. I'm thinking maybe "it's" and maybe not so much the "your" unless this is a personal preference considering a particular person in mind? Just some thoughts.... really loved the description and the floating feeling this carries throughout... well done *bows* Scholar

  • Ocean of Truth On Monday, May 9, 2011, Ocean of Truth (43)By person wrote:

    I was really trying to steer wasy from making this personal, because I've been told since Elementary school that I would be a better writer if I could write better impersonally. Always love the feedback ainsof, really value the opinion of a great writer like yourself.

  • A former member wrote: haha... you're too kind... yeah, the less personal thing is a standard mantra in school... *shrugs* I guess I've gotten too used to it, maybe :)

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