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whitetea
whitetea
Nov 05, 2008 ⭐ View statistics (Premium feature)

We Are Not Giants

"and here is Uncle Casey (in the marines)
he had a heart attack a year ago."we are not giants
there are no violins
while you are clenching the
bars of the cotton trimmed hosptial bed

you may find someone to carry up the
weight of the memory, to pawn off
a few last words you manage to
let slip between pouts of conciousness
and morphine.

we are not giants,
and in time the body will be felt
as a cage,
unpoliced and savage.

we are not giants
but you can blame this on his black and white
photo, his eyes told you he would always be young.
— whitetea, Nov 05, 2008

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Region, Country: United States, USA

Favorite Poets: Chrystos, Mark Strand, Adrienne Rich, Naomi Shihab Nye, Rachel M. Simon, Donald Justice, Mary Oliver, Nikki Giovanni, Alice Walker, Bukowski, Mary Lambert

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Janice Pearce

Janice Pearce

17 years 7 months ago

We Are Not Giants

What a gem here, Simply awesome I loved the ending! "as a cage, unpoliced and savage" I didn't understand this at times I am a little dense maybe you could take me there? Thanks so very much~
whitetea

whitetea

17 years 7 months ago

thank you

and in time the body will be felt as a cage the older you get the more your body tries to reject you. hope that makes a little more sense. thanks for friending me janice. :)
whitetea

whitetea

17 years 7 months ago

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thanks for reading chuck. you seem like someone who knows how to really will yourself into what you hear about, if that makes sense. i tend to word things funny at 3 am.
Barbara Writes

Barbara Writes

17 years 7 months ago

We Are Not Giants

I like this insightful piece. the images are clear. just a good piece. Giant has a message i just can't seem to put into words, but the meaning is clear to me. Respectfully Yours, Barbara
whitetea

whitetea

17 years 7 months ago

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i was worried giants could be too ambigious so i am glad to hear that it works when its being read. thanks for reading barbara.
LD

leonard daranjo

17 years 7 months ago

Goes down to the core of the soul

This is a truth that we should always remember so that we do not lose our way in the labyrinth of our egos. Scepter and Crow Come Tumbling Down And With the sand Be equal made One with the poor crooked Scythe and spade (Can't Remember the poet) Leonard
whitetea

whitetea

17 years 7 months ago

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you must have that memorized, wow. it reminds me in a way of a painting i saw. thanks for coming by leonard.
themoonman

themoonman

17 years 7 months ago

Whitetea...

a lovely poem... we are not giants... I read it as the explanation of getting older to one who is young... and bouncing around like there is no tomorrow... we are not giants... deeply moving piece for me... thanks for posting Richard
whitetea

whitetea

17 years 7 months ago

hello richard

glad you caught where i was going with this. someone i know was going through a family photo dvd. there was a snapshot of a young marine who looked around my age when the picture was taken. he looked like a few people i've known. just as quickly as the photo appeared she told me how he died. it was very strange to hear that after seeing a picture from when he seemed strong and full of life. i couldn't shake the picture off of my mind the rest of the day.
A

Atticus

17 years 6 months ago

beautiful

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