Reanimated Lavender Granola Switchblade Nun rides again.

Monday, July 14, 2008

I Stop On A Desert Evening


I stop on a desert evening--

Crouching on one knee, I see your city,

Street signs there I read as a child,

Their language closed and lost to me now.


I have felt banished and lonely--

Looking at the twinkling electric lights of your city;

Without a cloud in the sky,

Many times rain has overtaken me.


The cacti raise their arms and ask why?

I have no answer for them.

I turn away for the last time

And walk towards the morning and the horizon.

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4 comments:

  1. Foodchik say it very evocative. Me fink it kind of sad and bittersweet.

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  2. Thanks lil Sharkbutt, and thanks to your foodchik as well. I wrote this poem as an outlet for my feelings about being rejected by my family for my sexuality.

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  3. The deep emotions line your poem,
    reading of the backdrop for this
    poem makes me want to cry.
    You have such a knack for capturing
    the heart's tears.

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  4. Many thanks, Cynthia. That does seem to be my speciality.

    xo

    Shay

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