Knowing, Fading, Living.

By Drifter

We are the blessings lost
The bundles of joy
Castrated and bleeding on the carpet

Now, Drink.

We are the shells of perfection
We are mearly what remains after hope
We are only human.

You are given one choice.
Hide.

Damned, we are
To listen to the air disperse at the end of the axe
And find "love", in it.

Fighting with every tenacious dawn
Forcing it to memory
To cover scars left from mornings alone in the dark

You fill up to the brim.
You follow a pattern of thought too far
You hit that unexplainable well of sorrow
You weep, knowing life is fading
And life itself fades.

All things cliche!
All things futile!
All things fleeting with every breath!
This is the human conclusion!
This is what we KNOW is real!
This is what why we LIVE for fear!
We think life
Is understanding it...
When it lies in the tripwire.

You will die.
This world will end.
Yet when all things leave
Trust one will remain
That untracable
Undeniable
Hole.

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Copyright 2005 Drifter
Published on Monday, May 2, 2005.     Filed under: "Poetry"
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  • capt_funguy On Friday, September 2, 2005, capt_funguy (778)By person wrote:

    "To listen to the air disperse at the end of the axe And find "love", in it." ... that was fuckin awesome ... sight beyond sight ... i commend you on the whole piece ...

  • capt_funguy On Friday, September 2, 2005, capt_funguy (778)By person wrote:

    but that little inparticular punched my teeth with ringed fingers ... excellent ... funguy

  • Mr King On Monday, May 23, 2005, Mr King (547)By person wrote:

    death rate holding steady at 100%... but perhaps there is life beyond death... still life is an inescapable mix of agony and ecstasy... anyways... i felt this one... well done.

  • maddin foxxxy On Thursday, May 5, 2005, maddin foxxxy (358)By person wrote:

    You´ve hit jackpot in the human truth ..I enjoyed how each word complemented the other ..very well written and truthful.

  • Grim_Sorrow On Monday, May 2, 2005, Grim_Sorrow (75)By person wrote:

    Good Write...

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