tiredofvampires Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 Does anyone see the throng I see in the sky, or is it just me? No one wants to know the next arrival nor the next removal, nor the ticket collector -- sullen angels, their faces stamped into approaching dusk, the masses, the jury approaching in a chariot of rain and their tears begin. Or is it just me? No one seems to notice angels turning to clowns, mottled, toothless eaters of the light, always winning, always up for the next dazzle with a smile, blinking a year away as if never begun always up for another disappearing flick of that circus sleight of hand. Everyone pulls out an umbrella, hair and suits are safe. But air lands on me everywhere, a moist shroud I try to brush off, scrub off, but it will not go -- a soft vapor of clown breath sticking, stuck, or is it just me, chosen this time? A breath too close, I hear too closely. In my ears, I hear my turn, rumbling of another thunderous applause, and in the middle of the tears and jeers I stand, the star. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie2006 Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 But this is what makes you special, ToV -- how in-tune with the world you are, how you give even the littlest thing meaning by your taking notice of them -- even though others may be too absorbed by the mundane to notice the beautiful minutiae that our world has to offer. Never change, girlie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiredofvampires Posted May 19, 2009 Author Share Posted May 19, 2009 This has got to be the loveliest thing anyone's ever said about one of my poems, El. It takes one to know one...thank you for understanding, me and this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LemonCheesecak Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 That was fantastic! Captivating from start to finish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Firecracker Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 How lovely, TOV! Thanks for sharing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paintedfish Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 Wow. Powerful. Incredible. One of the best things I've read in a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiredofvampires Posted May 20, 2009 Author Share Posted May 20, 2009 Lemon, MF, paintedfish, thank you so much for your kind words, and thank you for reading. I appreciate it a lot! Portage, I read yours, too, before you removed the post (before I had a chance to post this)...and thank you for what you expressed. That is an honor, indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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