Lethe

By cre

a year lost
in the frozen space of mind
where days die and return
with little waste of countenance
for we exist in a netherworld
where nothing seems to matter
because we can no longer bear that it should.

- - -

though you could not save me,
I will never forget that you tried.

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Copyright 2003 cre
Published on Saturday, November 29, 2003.     Filed under: "Poetry"
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  • SilenttPerception On Friday, September 16, 2016, SilenttPerception (27)By person wrote:

    Minuscule but immense at the same time. Awesome pen well done i loved this honestly. Perfectly chosen set of words.

  • 10 Forty Three On Friday, September 16, 2016, 10 Forty Three (593)By person wrote:

    Beautifully written and powerful. Well done. - 10:43

  • A former member wrote: Life is hell...maybe we're too blind to see it.

  • BoldSolitude On Monday, April 5, 2004, BoldSolitude (214)By person wrote:

    Short and simple but poignant, The last two lines were touching and haunting

  • flying_fox On Thursday, February 12, 2004, flying_fox (573)By person wrote:

    powerful powerful last two lines, Cre. Great write. FF

  • Jonas On Thursday, February 12, 2004, Jonas (720)By person wrote:

    the world, comotion, adulation, frustration, i turn my head i walk away, but find i cannot stay tuned out totally as some beautiful meaning will sometime drift by. beautiful piece, if sombre.

  • A former member wrote: The funny thing is...I was just thinking that it's already December and it seems just yesterday it was the 1st of January. I feel like I've lost a whole year. And then I go to this poem..."a year lost" Funny how that happened...

  • A former member wrote: as I read this I pictured in my mind a relationship struggling until the end, a wasted year with out any thing to show but perhaps a broken heart.S/M

  • CharlottesWeb On Monday, December 1, 2003, CharlottesWeb (511)By person wrote:

    This is almost seems lyrical. But like, it wouldn't need the music to make it music...if that makes since. This is beautiful...so sad...dark in an overcase way. ~JMDW~

  • purr_verse On Sunday, November 30, 2003, purr_verse (1059)By person wrote:

    yes, this is very effective indeed. powerful emotions simply and vividly and originally described. purr

  • Demosthenes On Sunday, November 30, 2003, Demosthenes (155)By person wrote:

    a poem like the guy with kinda long hair who plays guitar and speaks in tongues. always brilliant. -B

  • sole On Sunday, November 30, 2003, sole (93)By person wrote:

    It's a blessing and curse the things that stick in our mind while everything else drops into oblivion. This poem really made me think about that and I can relate to it. Great write cre.

  • A former member wrote: how is it there seems to be so much beauty in sadness? 'bien que vous ne pourriez pas me sauver, je n'oublierai jamais que vous avez essayé.'

  • A former member wrote: as the beauty of this poem portrays...

  • Six-Out On Saturday, November 29, 2003, Six-Out (1435)By person wrote:

    So much said...in so little space. I...don't really know what to say to this, exept great write.

  • KittyStryker On Saturday, November 29, 2003, KittyStryker (711)By person wrote:

    mm. oh for the days of having a savior.. even if they didn't catch me when i fell. this brings forth a peculiar melancholy.

  • Drifter On Saturday, November 29, 2003, Drifter (268)By person wrote:

    "...nothing seems to matter, because we can no longer bear that it should" Those lines gave me goosebumps.

  • Lost_Soul On Saturday, November 29, 2003, Lost_Soul (34)By person wrote:

    Amazing!! This is simply an amazing poem. I especially enjoyed the last two lines.


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