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When I Find Myself...

Dark and damp
Quietly restrained
Lonely in my refrain
Eyes glazed, mouth set
Wait, wait I’m not done yet…
When I find myself written,
Writing and exposed…

Another self, another rose
Bleeding blue upon the screen
Wanting my words to cause a scene
Finding reverence in your rhyme
Wishing, wishing for my time…
When I find myself reading,
Read, and enlightened…

— theladyblue, Dec 15, 2008

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Ink Dragon

17 years 5 months ago

You know

how much I like your poems, and this one is no exception, only I can´t help feeling it might not be quite finished... Breaks off kind of abruptly... Regards, ID
theladyblue

theladyblue

17 years 5 months ago

thanks so much ID

you know i kind of wanted a feeling of 'and scene' to this piece. i enjoy the dramatic (see Evolution) thanks so much for reading!!! <3 Emarie @~~~~~~~@~~~~~~~@~~~~~~~@~~~~~~~@~~~~~~~@~~~~~~~@~~~~~~~@~~~~~~~@~~~~~~~@~~~~~~~@ "Tempted by your Tainted Love I sure do love the way you come inside my crystal ball..." Buckcherry 'Next to You'
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W.C.Wampler

17 years 5 months ago

when I Find...poem

Lady Blue, Some nice double entendra here, and clever between the lines inference. Title as part of first line, "...find myself dark and damp...lonely in my refrain" And the nice ending..Title plus "reading, READ, and enlightened." Nice. wcw
theladyblue

theladyblue

17 years 5 months ago

*bows*

Thanks so much for reading!!! i have tried to find my fav lines in this piece but it all holds so much meaning on so many levels that i just cant pick! <3 Emarie @~~~~~~~@~~~~~~~@~~~~~~~@~~~~~~~@~~~~~~~@~~~~~~~@~~~~~~~@~~~~~~~@~~~~~~~@~~~~~~~@ "Tempted by your Tainted Love I sure do love the way you come inside my crystal ball..." Buckcherry 'Next to You'
infinite_dwarf

infinite_dwarf

17 years 5 months ago

Emarie

Good transition from what you see to what you want everyone else to see. At first, it's just you that has read the words, held the message, held the information - and then you post it, and everyone else becomes enlightened too. Excellent write. ~Jess K. ---------------------------------------------------- - "Does Rudolph fail the safety inspection if his nose is burnt out? And where does he go? I don't think he'd fit in the bay at the Jiffy Lube." Happy holidays, y'all!
theladyblue

theladyblue

17 years 5 months ago

thank ye!

<3 Emarie @~~~~~~~@~~~~~~~@~~~~~~~@~~~~~~~@~~~~~~~@~~~~~~~@~~~~~~~@~~~~~~~@~~~~~~~@~~~~~~~@ "Tempted by your Tainted Love I sure do love the way you come inside my crystal ball..." Buckcherry 'Next to You'
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orgami

17 years 5 months ago

one space

fourteen lines (not counting the space) I love the way you write I soak in your poems like winds before a rain steady and exciting the darkness tinged with distant flashes you delve words of interest (for me) always a pleasure to read
theladyblue

theladyblue

17 years 5 months ago

and yet again...

your comment leaves me speachless...thank you so very much <3 Emarie @~~~~~~~@~~~~~~~@~~~~~~~@~~~~~~~@~~~~~~~@~~~~~~~@~~~~~~~@~~~~~~~@~~~~~~~@~~~~~~~@ "Tempted by your Tainted Love I sure do love the way you come inside my crystal ball..." Buckcherry 'Next to You'
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Stella

17 years 5 months ago

“Lonely in my refrain”

"Lonely in my refrain" .. definitely a fav line ; ) Love the first stanza, it holds so much truth ~Stella
ID

Ink Dragon

17 years 5 months ago

Emarie,

I just had to return to this one, and as it did evoke the feeling you wanted it to convey, like you said in your comment, who am I to argue? Regards, ID
weirdelf

weirdelf

17 years 5 months ago

As I said,

love this, its as if you wrote it from inside me. cheers, Jess "A poet's work; to name the unnameable, to point at frauds, to take sides, start arguments, shape the world and stop it going to sleep." Salman Rushdie
Barbara Writes

Barbara Writes

17 years 5 months ago

Emarie

Lovely poem sorry I missed it before now. Their is a lot here that is not being said. I can feel the meaning behind these special words. Great write. Respectfully Yours, Barbara
Race_9togo

Race_9togo

17 years 5 months ago

Regarding your poem...

How beautiful. How wonderful you updated it So I could find and read it. Sincerely Jim "An armed populace is the last defense against tyrannical government": Race
themoonman

themoonman

17 years 5 months ago

Ladyblue....

you already know I like the way you write... but this is truly a work of art... glad to have the chance to read such a poem! Richard
Janice Pearce

Janice Pearce

17 years 5 months ago

When I Find Myself

Lady, You always amaze me with your words. Another fantastic write flowing from your heart! _____________________________ To write a touching poem, you must gently stir the soul, if it brings forth tears or smiles, then the story was beautifully told. ________Janice Pearce_________
Electric Blue

Electric Blue

17 years 4 months ago

When I find Myself

TLB The first three lines drew me in. This is the place I remain Beautiful my friend. Electricblue