Army of None

By Zahgurim

Do I know you?
Generous in your passive ways
So simple minded
Smiles so engraved
On a hidden face
Untouched by the empty vessel
Rotting in the once new millenium

I once knew a man
So sorry to have left alone
In the closet
Taking shape from the pile of bones
Steps out into the light
To where I can't see
The man with the hatchets

I was once killed by a man
Through self-discovery
Reflection
He didn't like what he saw
Now the limbs have left the loved
The flesh abandoned the limbs
To take refuge in the empty.

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Copyright 2004 John Michael Joseph Barnes
Published on Friday, May 28, 2004.     Filed under: "Poetry"
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  • Miztaken4beauty On Thursday, March 25, 2010, Miztaken4beauty (177)By person wrote:

    It makes your mind whirl, and then it makes sense.

  • EviscerationX On Thursday, July 29, 2004, EviscerationX (7)By person wrote:

    Damn!! I don't think you have it in you to write anything that sucks. This one gave me a strange feeling inside. Nice...

  • A former member wrote: Quite the whirlwind here. A brilliant piece!ROOL. -END-

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