Pedestrian

By Sketso

...and if today were a bridge,
I'd jump off and wallow
in your swift running coldness,
reveling in the way you touched
me, completely

you know we're not strangers,
as often as I've visited
and listened to you beckon
from below, I above
contemplating
your low water damnation...

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Copyright 2013 Sketso
Published on Friday, November 29, 2013.     Filed under: "Poetry"
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  • carlosjackal On Wednesday, December 4, 2013, carlosjackal (2788)By person wrote:

    Dig this metaphor..that loneliness that affects us all..There is no rock bottom for that be death..Wicked succinct write.

  • A former member wrote: I like this write... Very very good

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