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The Crosswalk
Contributed by
jesusofholland
on
Sunday, 4th May 2008 @ 11:40:20 AM in AEST
Topic:
selfstruggles
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The bright blue-white glow of a walking man
flashed
And I began to cross my lonely road
But I halted
Dead center
Two worn lines of off-white street paint
Insisted
Upon two directions
Backwards
or
Forwards
Past
or
Future
And I was frozen with
Indecision
Caught on the edge of the halo cast
from an overhead street lamp
My right side
Illuminated
My left side
As dark as the doubt in my heart
Two directions
Only
One choice
Across the intersection
Two circular headlights
Approached
And cast their eerie yellow
Glare
Upon me
They came to a halt
Across the intersection
I felt them
Judge
I felt them
Laugh
I felt their
Mockery
Of a fool
Racked with indecision
But still
Halfway
No closer to choice
I stood
Frozen
Sweat began to form on my brow
And my upper lip
The enormous pressure from the headlights
Now had taken hold
And was growing
With each honk
Directed at
Me
For they knew where they were headed
Yet I could not decide
My right hand
Bathed in off-white shine
From the overhead street lamp
Stretched
Forward
Towards new beginnings
And new fears
My left hand
Immersed in shadows
Pulled
Backwards
Toward inner demons
And familiar comfort
The pain
Inside of me
Was intense
Both inside my heart
And physically
From playing the rope in my personal tug-of-war
Deep within
I searched
For answers that did not come
Drawing my eyes
Upward
I begged for guidance
Dropping to my knees
I wept
With outstretched arms of white and black
And though a reply did not come
My pain was ended
As the impatient headlights
Continued
On their own path
And ran me over
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jesusofholland
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2008-05-04 11:40:20]
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Re: The Crosswalk
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by Former_Member on
Sunday, 4th May 2008 @ 12:01:19 PM AEST
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Good grief! What an ENDING!
I love the metaphor in this. What pitiful creatures we become when riddled
with indecision. Sometimes it would just be so much easier if those moments
were left to someone else's ideas, no? There are moments when I want to
scream to anyone within earshot ... just tell me what to do.
But holy heck ... I sure didn't expect that ending. Another metaphor .. and
a brilliant one at that. Great piece of depth here, friend.
~Breezy
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Re: The Crosswalk
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by catz77 on
Sunday, 4th May 2008 @ 02:18:49 PM AEST
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I really liked this. The last line I think could be omitted and it would sound better while keeping the meaning. This was sort of like a modern tragic version or Two Roads Diverged by Frost. Excellent poem.
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Re: The Crosswalk
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by shelby on
Sunday, 4th May 2008 @ 03:19:58 PM AEST
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I must ditto Rox with this one my friend. Wow!!
I also did not expect the ending either. Entire write rocks I like I like.
Hugs
Michelle |
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Re: The Crosswalk
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by holy on
Sunday, 4th May 2008 @ 03:58:28 PM AEST
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| I am reading this poem again and again, to feel in thought...... |
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