travel the disaster [there's always tomorrow]

By Six-Out

when did this life become nothing but-
repititionrepitition-repetitive nonsense sold to the masses
packaged: and individually wrapped
take your pick and stand in line- wait for your tomorrow to die
and lie in the ashes of your broken life- as we all lie to the wind
face first- down in the sand and pray to be happy

when did 'there's always tomorrow'- move from
a promise. to a threat of what we could lose in the process
listening to the faucet drip-drip-drip. more repitition as the smoke dances
from a cigarette left in an ashtray. tipped to the side.
take a crack at life from another standpoint- and view the cracks
in my eyes. travel the disaster and tip-toe into oblivion

when did what we aspired to be- become what we're failed to repeat
repeatition- masked as defeat, and we're linked to ourselves
through arms of open hymns and battle scars
livid marks and backlit stars. we can name the planets in our favor
and watch the world crumble beneath us- for it never mattered
no. nothing ever really matters. disaster is beautiful

--
raise your ficticious [glass]. half full of hope and drained of all simplicity
as we drink to the nights we died. don't you recall?

-the young boy that saw the pebble in a bed of rocks
as we watched in terror and disbelief, some call it shock- as he was shot
took a shot and stopped dead in his tracks. this young boy
his pebble he cast into the ocean and we all laughed, yes we laughed
for a bed of rocks is no place for individuality.

remove your mask of outdated fashion and listen to the butterflies sing
-their song marked by tragedy. and their wings ripped apart
pulsating hearts and little lonely darts- boys in blue jeans and momma singing Billy Jean
days like this make me cry as the butterflies die to the rhythm of the wind
and their wings are severed. we've tainted them.


draped in your melancholy absence. and I wonder if it hurt
to watch the planets collide in tune to a dying record player. it's been on repeat for days
and the world can only keep spinning for so long
--

do you dare to dream- or has nostalgia forced itself up on you-
scream to our shattered [yesterday]- maybe it'll come back. we can make it
because we're lost without reason- and we have no reason
without empathy. a sick cycle of always almost
quick now. drag me through your wasteland- maybe I won't make it out alive

beautiful animosity- [triggers] click much louder when you're expecting a flash
as we smile to the camera and hope our face doesn't fall apart-
watch the sky fade from blue to black- and piece together your puzzled past
and we sing a sweet- faded symphony
can anyone hear us-?
-////

quick now-
draw a line through your rings of logic- dream with me
and maybe we can listen once again
just listen
to the butterflies sing






-
posted for MR, because she rocks :-D

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Copyright 2004 Six-Out
Published on Tuesday, November 16, 2004.     Filed under: "Poetry"
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  • A former member wrote: amazing, amazing, amazing. the complexity makes me shiver

  • BeautifulCalamity On Wednesday, November 17, 2004, BeautifulCalamity (428)By person wrote:

    and happy birthday, when you get this.. heh :* mwah

  • BeautifulCalamity On Wednesday, November 17, 2004, BeautifulCalamity (428)By person wrote:

    great lines that I could quote.. and yes.. I agree with phantasmagoria.. that song actually does come to mind, the way your words string to eachother.. had me completely consumed, nice title as well. but damn, six you're amazing..

  • A former member wrote: you've posted this before? I remember some lines..maybe I just think I remember them because I feel them so much...I don't comment much on your stuff, I know, but this is incredible, Jon..

  • Six-Out On Wednesday, November 17, 2004, Six-Out (1435)By person wrote:

    It posted it for about 10 minutes a few days ago. Took it down and was having a chat with MR, thought she could identify with it, revised and reposted. Thanks Sharon. :-D

  • stormtalk On Wednesday, November 17, 2004, stormtalk (729)By person wrote:

    Very nicely done... it reminds me of Bright Eyes's "Sunrise, Sunset"... it has the same air of hopeless repetition in the eyes of the cycle of birth and death to it... perhaps your salvation lies in Buddhism...

  • stormtalk On Wednesday, November 17, 2004, stormtalk (729)By person wrote:

    with their soteriology of escape from the cycle through wisdom and their remaining in it out of compassion for other beings who have not yet escaped (in Mahayana Buddhism, anyway, Theravada skips this part). But anyway... awesome work! And happy b-day!

  • cre On Tuesday, November 16, 2004, cre (411)By person wrote:

    i still love this . . so many very quotable lines . . i love "travel the disaster" and the bed of rocks line . . you really have a way of wording things six, that is very very cool. well done

  • A former member wrote: ... i havent the talent to be commenting on your works. "this young boy his pebble he cast into the ocean and we all laughed, yes we laughed for a bed of rocks is no place for individuality."...that made me cry.

  • purr_verse On Tuesday, November 16, 2004, purr_verse (1059)By person wrote:

    this brought tears to my eyes. absolutely wonderful depth of emotion, expressed beautifully, subtly, clearly... poignant and hopeful and just an outstanding piece of writing. *small ovation* (i only have one set of hands, or i'd be louder.)

  • Stormcomin On Tuesday, November 16, 2004, Stormcomin (32)By person wrote:

    Mesmerizing. A compelling drama of visionary genius. I am stunned. Exceptional work!

  • A former member wrote: I hope you know I think you are quite brilliant.And? I happen to know I am not alone in that opinion. Wonderful work

  • A former member wrote: Hehehe how sweet ty for the dedication hon....as for the poem...omfg i wanna like quote a ton of shit and make comments on like every stanza but i don't have the room for that here. Suffice to say you stirred up something inside as I read this. Ty for pos


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