No Such Paradise

By Sean Mc Shane

I saw the waves of music comin' when love got in the way
called it ' Monster Fuzz ' back on a blown-out electrical day
Saw  Her in dirty red, high on pills and powder
with a bitter punk like me, strikin' a pose in the shower
behind the real wheel is a fixed winner
always out to look the part with the buffer growing thinner
distorted base musical layout moving against a whatever beat
played out like a young porn queen . . . and they say honey is sweet   
Grunt thru loud growls to let her know I'm comin' soon
must spark the flames of the feverish night to fill a fertile womb . . . 

                          ". . .  It was quite the show
                                 wish there was more to tell
                                 for now take my hand, Darlin'
                                 we're goin' to find Hell . . . "   

With the onset of logical madness blending with inner Peacetime attacks
we realized the road to Hell is too fragile . . . so now we walk the tracks
No need to speak when you just have to forget to remember
whatever is seen must be set free . . . let the cold winds blow the embers . . .

 . . .  Of  a ghost gauntlet, a death-dealing gunner  
        a shattered light, a full moon summer
        a whispered word, an empty dreamscape
        a mechanical failure, a technical rape
        a burnt tunnel,  Nowhere is Now
        crawl in me,  take a bow
        from a tower-keep,  to the bottom base
        idea dungeons,  a stone chisled face
        dark open doorway, trapped under doubt
        golden morning,  stalking souls about
        wavering visions, the horizon recedes
        Orion remembered,  replanting the seeds
        darker moons,  a message from before
        distant smiles, so shallow at the core
        more over there,  parts that fade
        finally forgiven,  under the blade . . .  

And who's to say we never happened anyway ?
                          When I met you on this road a thousand years ago today . . .

In waves of rain,
coming in with a chilled dawn
I could tell Fate was bored with us,
by It's fourth and final yawn
watching our lost thoughts stagger back home
completely insane
from getting lost on the war-torn blocks
of Memory Lane
daydreaming of us
the visions of what could be
falling away in the real light
the way it should be
though the fires we started
no longer give any heat or light
burnt victims still find themselves
lost on the edge of a dying night

We guided one another to this Darlin'
                                              to No Such Paradise . . .
and that thunder you always heard 
                                             is your god rolling lucifer's dice . . .










                                








 
                                                                                     
















 
















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Copyright 2012 Sean Mc Shane
Published on Tuesday, May 15, 2012.     Filed under: "Poetry"

Author's Note:

- scars are memories you can stare at -
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  • FadedBlues On Thursday, May 17, 2012, FadedBlues (2096)By person wrote:

    ...this is quite a perilous journey thru pain & anger & confusion...left w/ the scars that won't let you forget...

  • Sean Mc Shane On Thursday, May 17, 2012, Sean Mc Shane (606)By person wrote:

    Thanks, FB. Yeah, the situations that caused the scars die down and fade. Too bad the scars don't. Hard to move on with constant reminders. Thanks again. later -

  • OLd SouL On Tuesday, May 15, 2012, OLd SouL (717)By person wrote:

    heh.. 'scars are memories you can stare at' I was just pondering this on my route earlier this morning.. when I see comments or references about people's works are like knives slicing open flesh and it all pouring out.. I would have looked at my words as more like scars, constantly haunted by memories.. you like how I avoided commenting directly on the piece and just the author's note. i'm such an ass. Anyway, thank you for sharing :)

  • Sean Mc Shane On Wednesday, May 16, 2012, Sean Mc Shane (606)By person wrote:

    Thanks, OS. And I agree. My scars still play a huge role in my present time in one way or another. As far as commenting on the author's note, that's cool. It just jumped out of me at the end, and now I've been thinking more on that, than the piece itself. Anyway, thanks again. later -

  • Devilish On Tuesday, May 15, 2012, Devilish (2633)By person wrote:

    Holy shit.. and i say suffering suckatash.. wow.. you know how to KILL IT!!! i love your poetry sean!! hits like a heavy weight fighter.. boom! hell yeah.. my first read of the day. Scholar

  • Sean Mc Shane On Wednesday, May 16, 2012, Sean Mc Shane (606)By person wrote:

    Thanks, Dev. If I ever have to face Mike Tyson in an improv poetry contest, I'll remember what ya said here. Glad I was your first . . . read of the day. Til next time -

  • dwells On Tuesday, May 15, 2012, dwells (4177)By person wrote:

    Yea, but it was great fun and a constant source of wonderment while it was happening I'll bet? Especially liked your "Memory Lane" description, ultra cool and profoundly personal piece, thanks Sean.

  • Sean Mc Shane On Wednesday, May 16, 2012, Sean Mc Shane (606)By person wrote:

    Thanks, d. It was definitely . . . not boring. Glad ya like the Mem Ln line. as well as the rest. Always cool, man. later -

  • A former member wrote: Great write, its flow is perfect could hear its music... dont know what else to say it is a stunner.

  • Sean Mc Shane On Wednesday, May 16, 2012, Sean Mc Shane (606)By person wrote:

    Thanks, VP. Cool compliments and I'm glad you could put it to a beat. later -


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