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We All Know These Years
Contributed by
Steeleyes
on
Sunday, 8th December 2002 @ 01:00:00 AM in AEST
Topic:
oops
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The playground
is lashed
by sheets of rain
forgetting and remembering
The sandstone school
is burnt hot
I rub the crumbling sand
off the tawny wall
remembering and forgetting
The grassy slope home
is zigzagged with
paths
I smell the air
deep and dark
And full of meaning
crying and feeling
Windows thick with snow
white whirlwind flakes
everywhere
children drift by
heading for school
moaning and hurting
My pillow is wet
with tears
my mind torn
by laughing demons
falling and fading
Two rooms
In the kitchen
hot and shiny
red faces glow
words I can't hear
no need to fear
terror and kisses
Teachers sharp
can bring pain
so fast
A terrible friend
A loving enemy
I quake
in horrible love
fusion and cold
Running wild
down the dark street
Holy reckless mad
Wild strange force
I am so alone
wicked eyes and respect
Deep breath
as he leans over me
and warns
of terrible things
compressed and hurt
endangered
small cries fade
inside
avoidance and wonder
A sharp wind blows
through the bushes
I see ghosts and
monsters
in the clouds
hot blushes and fears
black nights
trees twitching
in the wind
moon shining like
a mirror among
the stars
Dogs howl
in the distance
Making me shiver
regret and love
My Mom
I'll marry
My Dad
a worry
A nagging pain
I can't explain
tombs and sunbeams
Looking with round eyes
at life
I understand nothing
I put it all aside
'till another day
'till I see it clear
To a day that will not be
and cannot be
Though life is lived somehow
anyway
Waiting, still hopeful
moving on,
watching for those
precious smiles
between
the tears
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Steeleyes
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2002-12-08 01:00:00]
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Re: We All Know These Years
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by Essentially9 on
Wednesday, 29th December 2004 @ 05:14:11 PM AEST
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| never thought id see a nonpolitical poem from you. great write. =] |
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