crumbling.saints [twenty two and ten]

By Six-Out

twilight. and I'm sober in my mind
another lit cigarette.
just call me
: the patron saint of falling.

sing. to the night.
these smoke songs and liquid clarity.
perfect harmony in this disarming
state of repairs. lately.
I'm crumbling. in a sense.
silently. defenseless. I'm begging
myself not to break.

twenty two years and counting.
one step too late. tripping on current heartaches.
rest easy- I scream. leave me
seemingly. breathless. tragic
they tell me.

and I'm a wreck.
car.crash in motion. e.motion-less
live action incident on a string.

click.burn.breathe-in
ashes are lost: drifting on shirt stains.
stereo-static. and tripping
the killswitch. slipping on loose ends
frayed edges and matchbooks
like lost hopes.
burn down the bridges

because it's hard to tiptoe
on halos and false prophets. when
there is no wooden pedestal
and god lives in the moments between
a breathe and a whisper.


I'll live my reason.
in the end. it's powerful. and
pointless is treason of the soul.

ten ten pm. -make a wish.
the stars are worthless.

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© 2006 Jon Rodgers
Published on Saturday, November 18, 2006.     Filed under: "Poetry"
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  • A former member wrote: ...speechless... I'm speechless...

  • Reefer_rave On Monday, March 31, 2008, Reefer_rave (146)By person wrote:

    oh what to say...

  • xserratedsoulx On Monday, February 11, 2008, xserratedsoulx (212)By person wrote:

    what a great last line!!!

  • Pureheartless On Friday, December 21, 2007, Pureheartless (15)By person wrote:

    i still like pancakes

  • Malice In Wonderland On Sunday, May 13, 2007, Malice In Wonderland (987)By person wrote:

    ...you... Scholar

  • vaultgrl On Tuesday, January 9, 2007, vaultgrl (185)By person wrote:

    ...."good lives in the moments between a breathe and a whiser" this line still gets me....everytime, i love it....great write, again

  • urbanhumility On Saturday, December 16, 2006, urbanhumility (1175)By person wrote:

    space and wisdom line your passive words......so very well spoken......urban

  • hate_doll On Wednesday, November 22, 2006, hate_doll (265)By person wrote:

    tragic, but oh so fucking astounding.

  • A former member wrote: gorgeous.. breathes faintly of life.

  • Alanarchy On Saturday, November 18, 2006, Alanarchy (1200)By person wrote:

    Hit a rough patch? Yeah, I know how you feel, dude. But you have to be down, so you know just how going up feels. Love this. I've had moments exactly like this. Write the fuck on.

  • Six-Out On Saturday, November 18, 2006, Six-Out (1435)By person wrote:

    Sometimes I think we're brothers of the soul. thanks man.

  • carlosjackal On Saturday, November 18, 2006, carlosjackal (3010)By person wrote:

    ..but you shall pick yourself up. This poem showed a strength in revealing weakness which made it beautiful. Keep writing, dude..

  • swing_the_hammer On Saturday, November 18, 2006, swing_the_hammer (49)By person wrote:

    i love it... maybe because we both mention patron saints in our latest poems... i miss talkin to you...

  • sIo On Saturday, November 18, 2006, sIo (926)By person wrote:

    did you get what you wanted for your birthday?

  • vaultgrl On Saturday, November 18, 2006, vaultgrl (185)By person wrote:

    ....*favs*....i really liked this....the flow...the meaning.....every little piece....it just consumed me while i was reading it....great write....

  • PoeticHellion On Saturday, November 18, 2006, PoeticHellion (191)By person wrote:

    ♥♥ happy belated birthday! (I love this)


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