Nevermind

By Six-Out

'all alone is all we are...'


Dreams...
of being you
shattered
in one instance
as Kurt Loder
announced
'Kurt Cobain has died'


'and alone is all we are...'


Records went on repeat
kids into denial
yesterday was longed for
as tomorrow seemed so vague
a Cobain-less day
not right
no...not right


'and alone is all we are...'


Guitars laid to rest
notebooks trashed in vain
dreams long forgotten
in the shadow of your name

Many years have passed
but tears do not dry
You swore you didn't have a gun
you swore
but you lied

'and alone is all we are...'


In the aftermath
of all you were
heart shaped coffins and
incoherent words

Your name forever etched
in today's fragile mind
throw it all away
whatever...nevermind...

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Copyright 2003 Six-Out
Published on Thursday, December 18, 2003.     Filed under: "Tribute" and "Poetry"
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  • SilentStalker On Friday, December 11, 2009, SilentStalker (1067)By person wrote:

    ...damn, this hits as hard as when I first read it...if I wasn't such a dickwad back then, I would have told you how much I liked it... Scholar

  • RequiemExMortis On Monday, January 21, 2008, RequiemExMortis (16)By person wrote:

    I'm not really a fan of Nirvana, but I the words aren't lost on me. I feel sort of the same way about Dwayne Goettel. Brap on.

  • carlosjackal On Thursday, November 9, 2006, carlosjackal (3010)By person wrote:

    A perfect tribute. Write on, brother..

  • carlosjackal On Sunday, September 21, 2008, carlosjackal (3010)By person wrote:

    Still diggin' this..Sends me right back to my teens, with friends, those feelings shared when listening to the music...And no, it's not over, you're staying, you Sixxxy Beast :)

  • Malice In Wonderland On Wednesday, August 10, 2005, Malice In Wonderland (987)By person wrote:

    I've read this many a time, and I have to say, this is amazing, but it still makes me sad to think that the day he killed himself he took so many dreams with him...such a sad waste, Nirvana still lives in the true fans though. Scholar

  • A former member wrote: this is wonderfully written and very sad, great piece Scholar

  • void On Thursday, May 26, 2005, void (35)By person wrote:

    i am a huge fan of kurt cobain. he was so amazing then and still lives within everyone of us. this is definately a fav ~V~

  • Anth On Saturday, July 17, 2004, Anth (1133)By person wrote:

    only you could capture what it is youve expressed here in a flawless way,the feeling in this ,the flow and essence, just something unique to your works that is untouchable

  • glasshouse On Monday, May 31, 2004, glasshouse (548)By person wrote:

    Intriguing. But I'd like to point out that no poem about Kurt Cobain should EVER be described as "off the hook" in the comments. EVER. But it was good. I liked it. -Glass

  • ColdScaredAlone On Friday, April 2, 2004, ColdScaredAlone (80)By person wrote:

    i love the way you put it together at the end... a great work by an awesome writer about an amazing entertainer/songwriter/guitarist, etc.

  • Mistress Morbid On Wednesday, March 17, 2004, Mistress Morbid (405)By person wrote:

    Nirvana kicks ass, but you just made this off the hook! =) Morb

  • Lynaes On Monday, March 8, 2004, Lynaes (859)By person wrote:

    Such a wonderful and fitting tribute Six, executed in such a stunning and delicate way. ~L

  • spaniellie On Friday, February 27, 2004, spaniellie (76)By person wrote:

    that was incredible. that was a beautiful tribute, and a great write!

  • A former member wrote: I LOVE this.....it brings tears to my eyes. i love you kurt

  • Blinded_Tiger On Tuesday, January 6, 2004, Blinded_Tiger (518)By person wrote:

    I love this. When thinking of Kurt, I allways think of the fact that he tried in many years to make people understand that he was full of flaws. And that they should not worship a piece of shit like him. Thats a honest way of living when going out the way

  • Blinded_Tiger On Tuesday, January 6, 2004, Blinded_Tiger (518)By person wrote:

    he did. Also thinking of the nature of heroin, and the bitch he called a wife... Anyway... Nevermind... Tiger

  • Rebel_Angel On Sunday, December 28, 2003, Rebel_Angel (321)By person wrote:

    This is a great tribute as stitch says. Nicely done

  • Dancing_Monkey On Sunday, December 21, 2003, Dancing_Monkey (1246)By person wrote:

    something in the way..

  • Alanarchy On Friday, December 19, 2003, Alanarchy (1200)By person wrote:

    Wow. Very powerful work. Truly a sad day that was. "kurt Cobain is dead" You took me right back. this kicked untold amounts of ass. Its going on my favs.

  • Alanarchy On Sunday, December 21, 2003, Alanarchy (1200)By person wrote:

    Just reread. Man, I swear to god, everytime I read this I get chills. You are a master.

  • CharlottesWeb On Friday, December 19, 2003, CharlottesWeb (511)By person wrote:

    Yup, yup...this is a great peice. And six you acheived your goal in this I think...because I understood that this was not a homage to Kurk...but a "this is what happend" poem. wonderful.~JMDW~

  • Six-Out On Thursday, December 18, 2003, Six-Out (1435)By person wrote:

    No one realizes, this is far from a tribute. I loved Nirvana, but he killed himself, this is basically saying he threw away the dreams of millions. *sigh*

  • A former member wrote: Well poo on you then. No really...it is a tribute of sorts. It's a tribute to what he meant to kids and how his death affected his fans. I never once got, Kurt you're the man, from this.

  • OLd SouL On Friday, December 19, 2003, OLd SouL (734)By person wrote:

    yeah tribute in a way.. though not the most fitting term. still good shit.

  • Six-Out On Thursday, December 18, 2003, Six-Out (1435)By person wrote:

    :)

  • A former member wrote: This is just an awesome tribute. I love the incorpation of lyrics from his songs into the piece. Very nice.

  • A former member wrote: great tribute to kurt...i enjoyed it

  • OLd SouL On Thursday, December 18, 2003, OLd SouL (734)By person wrote:

    reminds me of when I was in Amsterdam shortly after his death watching a circle of young girls sitting indian style in front of the train station singing his songs.... nice tribute man. :::OLd

  • Dancing_Monkey On Thursday, December 18, 2003, Dancing_Monkey (1246)By person wrote:

    wow dude.. this is awsome.. what can I say.. fucking great..

  • A former member wrote: Damn I remember that day vividly. Being from the Seattle area the kids in my neighborhood were all on a rampage and we all threw RIP Kurt parties. We were so cool.

  • A former member wrote: Very cool poem Six, he transformed the music scene and got grown men to straighten out them curls in their hair. ~Ship

  • Exodus On Thursday, December 18, 2003, Exodus (172)By person wrote:

    I'm about to cry....I love it...its sad...and so beautiful...great write..

  • cre On Thursday, December 18, 2003, cre (411)By person wrote:

    Mmm I love this . . it's so sad . . brings to mind how horrible it is when things like this happen . . it's good to remember . . so others keep from making the same mistakes . . great write sixie.


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