Pearl
Submitted by lbangs on Sat, 07/19/2003 - 02:23
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- The war I fought in is over.
- Fact has its foot on the throat of fancy,
- And the land of love letters and moonlit walks
- Now assaults survivors
- With cell phones and SUVs on every corner.
- I am among the scattered losers.
- I haven't taken a fresh breath in years,
- Yet still
- I exhale.
- Sitting here alone
- Gazing at the slimy surface of the sewage,
- I spy beneath the bobbing butts and beer cans
- A glisten.
- Could the oysters still be below
- Gathering the grit and grime,
- Silent and invisible?
- I need to feel the thrill
- Of diving again.
- 7/18/03
I think, of the ones you added this weekend, this is my favorite.
Thank you, Jim. I rather liked this one, and I like it even more now that I've corrected the bad typo!
Thanks!
Shalom, y'all!
L. Bangs
I noticed that but I thought you were just taking liberties with the punctuation: "I need the feel, the thrill, of diving again." I like the correct version too. :-)
I have been known to take liberties, so that is certainly understandable!
Shalom, y'all!
L. Bangs