b
By Demyelinated
30 miles of ice and darkness
colder inside than out
freezing beyond hope
praying beyond belief
19 steps of darkness and silence
colder inside than out
thinking beyond reason
believing beyond hope
15 minutes of silence and numbness
colder inside than out
shaking beyond control
hoping beyond reason
and now I'm cold
I never remember it being
like this
12 years of numbness
and ice
colder inside than out
shaking beyond freezing
reasoning beyond control
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Copyright 2012 Cryptodira
Published on Tuesday, January 3, 2012.
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On Sunday, January 29, 2012, Demyelinated
(1) wrote:
Thanks for the kind words everyone. It's good to feel the support. I have kept my poems pretty hidden throughout my life. And yes, the numbers are accurate descriptions of the distance from where my wife and I were driving from one night, the distance from my door to the chair, etc. but they are also in reference to beta wave thresholds as it relates to awareness states. Also beta comes from ancient alphabets that pronounced "b" as "Beth", my wife's name.
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On Thursday, January 19, 2012, terris crimson
(169) wrote:
19 steps of darkness and silence... how fascinating. I love this...
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On Tuesday, January 3, 2012, dwells
(4284) wrote:
A challenging read with a chilling flavor through time, and getting colder as we get older, thanks.
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A former member wrote:
Wonderfully written. I get the metaphore here, but I'm curious, do the numbers have any significance?