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By ruthless48

I could have called this poem Crazy Woman
But there's already a river named that in Wyoming
How fast do you have to fold laundry or do 20 other things
To get away
Away from what you fear/hate the most
How much coffee do you have to drink   until your hands shake
And your head spins, heart pounds to escape it
Feeling like it's not me but something I'm watching
A film
I'm somehow separate
Safe in a dark theater
And the horror is on the screen
Gasping gripping the popcorn or soda tighter
As I watch
A tornado of her life blow a hole into her stomach
The same spot in mine that hurts all the time, always tied in knots
A hole the size of a manhole cover it seems
yet still surrounded by her flesh
She screams on the screen
But no sound comes out
She screams silently looking up as if praying
Suddenly the wound is a vortex
A black hole of complete emptiness
And is draining everyone   everything
Her chalky white face lowers
"No!" I scream, "Don't look into it!"
She looks at me from the screen
And is me
Tombstones in her eyes
Couldn't care less about anything
She lowers her laser beam gaze
into the spinning vacuum of black nothingness
And is suddenly, Without life's apology, sucked in & gone
The screen   blank   only
slowly passing Star Trek bridge stars
No planets   no comets
Only stars
Empty theater
No popcorn
No me
No life
Without you

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Published on Saturday, March 3, 2012. Filed under: "Tribute" and "Poetry"

Author's Note:

a tribute to the man who always fed my 'creative animal'

Comments on "main feature"

On Saturday, March 3, 2012, dwells (4177) wrote:

Sounds like you might be working on a stomach ulcer perhaps. This was superb and drew me into the motion picture simile, on the heels of setting the stage with some of the mind-numbing and mundane things we must do on a regular basis. Welcome to DP - roam around and comment at will, cheers! Also, need a title here too, thanks.
On Wednesday, March 7, 2012, ruthless48 (172) wrote:

thank you. guess title could be, without you, but that kind of spoils the ending. not sure . . . but thank you again
On Sunday, February 4, 2024, carlosjackal (2787) wrote:

So glad you finally went with "main feature" for the title, works perfectly and doesn't give the game away. An amazing piece you've written and I can't believe I'm only now discovering your work thanks to Nae's fave poet list. I hope you're well.
On Monday, February 5, 2024, ruthless48 (172) wrote:

Thank You, carlosjackal. Your read and comments mean a lot. still kickin it. thanx for asking. sauntering back to the community soon. Love & respect for the Darklings. You know, family is everything.