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Sep 15, 2009
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drink said the drunk
1.
What does it matter?
"Drink." said the drunk,
already drunk on eternity,
one more drink is all
I need,
the apple falls not far
from the tree
we are solitary dancers
suspended by a gossamer
thread
blind the eye that cannot see
roots deep in a pound of flesh
ravenous with the tongue that fears to taste,
forbids the heart to sing
deaf the ears that cannot hear
whispers swirling, twirling like snowflakes
in the silence of a wintry night
choose your words carefully
my drunken heart
2.
His singing, oh, so sweet,
I was compelled to stand by my open window,
from where the sound,
and what bird so loud, so determined
to get my attention,
I thought perhaps, I'll never see him
forever lost inside
the aged weeping cherry tree
still green with summer leaves,
I was sad
just then
the smallest songbird of all
flew to my home's Tudor peak
and stood there
for what seemed a very long while,
and I knew then, once again,
the language of the heart.
3.
I've always wondered
if the executioner has a favourite song,
something that repeats inside his head,
her head,
before s/he pulls the lever, the trigger or plunges
the knife,
strong willing hands around swan-like neck,
the heart of a poet,
willing to die
by his or her own hand
as pen is put to paper.
What does it matter?
"Drink." said the drunk,
already drunk on eternity,
one more drink is all
I need,
the apple falls not far
from the tree
we are solitary dancers
suspended by a gossamer
thread
blind the eye that cannot see
roots deep in a pound of flesh
ravenous with the tongue that fears to taste,
forbids the heart to sing
deaf the ears that cannot hear
whispers swirling, twirling like snowflakes
in the silence of a wintry night
choose your words carefully
my drunken heart
2.
His singing, oh, so sweet,
I was compelled to stand by my open window,
from where the sound,
and what bird so loud, so determined
to get my attention,
I thought perhaps, I'll never see him
forever lost inside
the aged weeping cherry tree
still green with summer leaves,
I was sad
just then
the smallest songbird of all
flew to my home's Tudor peak
and stood there
for what seemed a very long while,
and I knew then, once again,
the language of the heart.
3.
I've always wondered
if the executioner has a favourite song,
something that repeats inside his head,
her head,
before s/he pulls the lever, the trigger or plunges
the knife,
strong willing hands around swan-like neck,
the heart of a poet,
willing to die
by his or her own hand
as pen is put to paper.
— Kailashana, Sep 15, 2009
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Critiques
Seren
16 years 8 months ago
Dearest Anna
lyz
16 years 8 months ago
Well done
Candlewitch
16 years 8 months ago
Anna
Nordic cloud
16 years 8 months ago
Are you being modest Anna
Diatom Shells
16 years 8 months ago
hello anna
Kailashana
16 years 8 months ago
Lol. DS… yes you are body
yenti
16 years 8 months ago
Anna
Kailashana
16 years 8 months ago
Ian thank you for reading,
Cloudthings
16 years 8 months ago
skills I so aspire to, you pour them here effortlessly Anna xx
Kailashana
16 years 8 months ago
Dear Anni, I have long
seabhac
16 years 8 months ago
Loved this …a great write
weirdelf-test
16 years 8 months ago
oh dear!
Kailashana
16 years 8 months ago
Thank you sea… we have
RobertKnott
16 years 8 months ago
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