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Array ( [sid] => 31593 [catid] => 1 [aid] => mick [title] => The Art Of Hiding [time] => 2004-01-13 16:13:21 [hometext] => [bodytext] => If I wanted to hide
In this poem
I’d slip into the skin of it,
Wear it like a cloak,
Lower my eyes
And make no sound

I would tuck myself
Under its canopy,
And sit with only
The song of another,
Words jumbled
In my lap,
Drawing circles
On the map,
Always coming back
—To this

Crinkled paper,
Splashes of ink,
Lost poems,
And me, twisting my hair
Around my pinky,
Thinking about the art
Of hiding

Between an image
And a hum,
I could come undone
And no one would know,
Where the poet
Goes to breathe
Or throw a tantrum

Like a phantom
Scrabble piece forms
Meaning, once released,
The spirit grows,
And I think, I could hide
In this poem,
—forever

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The Art Of Hiding

Contributed by manicmuze on Tuesday, 13th January 2004 @ 04:13:21 PM in AEST
Topic: oops

If I wanted to hide
In this poem
I’d slip into the skin of it,
Wear it like a cloak,
Lower my eyes
And make no sound

I would tuck myself
Under its canopy,
And sit with only
The song of another,
Words jumbled
In my lap,
Drawing circles
On the map,
Always coming back
—To this

Crinkled paper,
Splashes of ink,
Lost poems,
And me, twisting my hair
Around my pinky,
Thinking about the art
Of hiding

Between an image
And a hum,
I could come undone
And no one would know,
Where the poet
Goes to breathe
Or throw a tantrum

Like a phantom
Scrabble piece forms
Meaning, once released,
The spirit grows,
And I think, I could hide
In this poem,
—forever

Copyright © manicmuze ... [ 2004-01-13 16:13:21]
(Date/Time posted on site)

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Re: The Art Of Hiding (User Rating: 1 )
by shelby on Tuesday, 13th January 2004 @ 04:20:27 PM AEST
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a true masterpiece I loved this Ill be watching for more!
michelle

Re: The Art Of Hiding (User Rating: 1 )
by Jellybellyprincess on Tuesday, 13th January 2004 @ 04:54:03 PM AEST
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WOW.... there's just nothing more to it than that.... *awestruck silence* lol..... This was an amazing work. Agreed, this is truly a masterpeice.

God bless,
Ellen

Re: The Art Of Hiding (User Rating: 1 )
by olive on Tuesday, 13th January 2004 @ 09:15:02 PM AEST
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All I can say is that I loved this poem. ~olive

Re: The Art Of Hiding (User Rating: 1 )
by norticus on Wednesday, 14th January 2004 @ 11:36:06 AM AEST
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Forever is a very long time. I like your writing style. You talk of the monotany as if it were something truly to talk about. I give this one a 4.7 on the Nortiscale
norticus

Re: The Art Of Hiding (User Rating: 1 )
by Cobalt on Saturday, 24th January 2004 @ 08:13:33 PM AEST
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Very very nice write. This was incredible. I'll be looking forward to seeing even more of your work.

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