Geneology

In this dream you are
The bones of your father.
And with your lunacies
As infinite as
Your ecstasies
You pity yourself
With great contempt...

— tonebone, Apr 18, 2020

About This Poem

Editing Stage: Editing - polished draft

About the Author

Country/Region: us montana

Favorite Poets: ee cummings, dylan thomas, richard hugo, denise levertov, dr seuss, sylvia plath, allen ginsberg, most of the beat poets, sandberg, burgess, poe, i could go on and on and on

Critiques

Geezer

6 years 1 month ago

Hmmmm...

very profound. Expressing the fear that you are your father, the one that you loathe and revile, even though you swore that you wouldn't be? ~ Geezer.
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Sparrow 42

6 years 1 month ago

tonebone

I agree with Gee,
It is up to you who you take after and develop into.
The Buck stops here and it is your fault who you become ,
Take care Aim for Everest,
Yours Ian T

tyro

6 years 1 month ago

I like how smoothly the words

I like how smoothly the words flow in your poem.

tonebone

6 years 1 month ago

Geneology

thank you for your your comments. it seems everyone has the gist on this one. thak you.