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Geremia
Geremia
Feb 19, 2010 ⭐ View statistics (Premium feature)

LIKE JOB

LIKE JOB  I am losing groundAnd now I can seeWhat others seeIn me.A familiar history 
  At timesI feel like JobSitting on a pileOf shitIn confusionWonderng what he did Just a game it wasA bet with the DevilHeaven only knows!What’s in a Name?Zeus did the same 
By Jove!
   I whisper litaniesOf an unholy kindBlasphemiesSpoken in eyes ofCold steelA stare of understandingNo one is really thereAt leastAnymoreAnger seething in silence
The fire that  drives me on
— Geremia, Feb 19, 2010

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Ink Dragon

16 years 3 months ago

Dear Joe,

the story of Job has always been a favourite of mine. Thus, you have struck a chord with this one. My favourite lines were: I whisper litanies Of an unholy kind Blasphemies Spoken in eyes of Cold steel A stare of understanding No one is really there Yours, ~Nina
Geremia

Geremia

16 years 3 months ago

J.B. Longo-GeremiaJOB ini

J.B. Longo-Geremia JOB ini part of the Wisdom Literature in the Old Testament. A very heavy exististential current runs through it all. Possibly the influence of the Greeks. JOB reads like a tragesy of Aeshylus in three acts. Thank you, Nina Joe
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Stefan

16 years 3 months ago

hi

Don't we all feel like this sometimes........liked it.
Nordic cloud

Nordic cloud

16 years 3 months ago

"Heaven only knows! "

Ann of Norway Dear Longobardolino, I liked the unholy blasphemy of:- "At times I feel like Job Sitting on a pile Of shit In confusion Wonderng what he did"....(wonder-i-ng) Oh what a sight and what an interpretation, not one you found in the Bible! Good to keep the balance of reality and fantasy in a healthy juxtaposition. No? "Anger seething in silence The fire that drives me on" .........This is a good analogy. Your Annuccia smiling.
Geremia

Geremia

16 years 3 months ago

J.B. Longo-GeremiaI feel

J.B. Longo-Geremia I feel like Job Sitting on a pile Of shit Read JOB- he did sit on a pile of dung-- explais why....:)
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orgami

16 years 3 months ago

excremental

i relate to this well ive shovelled shit hauled shit burned shit i liked job he just kept up where others would have not now I have to go and try to sleep but I know i will dream