Existentialism

 
there pigeon  l
                               a
                                   Y _______
      
blood dripping from  f ~ e ~ a ~t ~h ~e ~r ~s

                          glazed eyes wounded
                               a passerby filed passed
          angry little boy 
                                   kicked
venting RAGE    of 
                                  L i F e 

in a township flat _________\\\_____< >

                       bird rolled forward 
                      onto railway line
                              |.  __  |
                              |. ___ |
                              |. ___ |

will to live extinguished                   Ex ex eeeee
                  on its tiny Heart beat   []{}#%^*+=
                      pumping
 pumping 
                 half-living blood

breathing silent it lay
            eyelids opened in blazing Sun UuuUuNnN                     Son-SuuuunNn
            chicks long past gone    &&&
                seeking their own worms ~~~~
                     in loamy fertile soil    :::::::::
                                             ::::::::::::::::::..
boy mocked with bright 
conquering eyes 
                              @    @

                     brown irises in wonder
               at  dull dying WILL            will Will die
tried to reach  f
                        e
                    e
                      B
                         l
                  e
              body
with spidery fingers
                              dirt encrusted nails \/ \/

        ran off ~>> repulsed
             a woman died with moist 
                 eyes drip
                                 p
                                    InG
                blood…….—————|||||||

an ___________unnecessary DEATH
she walked             ^^^^                  HOME
questing her                              STAR
                    *          ******          *
                        *        ***        *
                                  *
Copyright © | Year Posted 2012


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Date: 7/12/2012 10:24:00 AM
welcome Ghairo,I am a lover of nature,sad write but well written,check my Chicken Story
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Ghairo Daniels
Date: 7/12/2012 10:33:00 AM
I love the poem, feel sorry for the chicken. I'm vegetarian, so chop, chop, chop, carrots and cabbage. Happy writing, Richard.
Date: 7/12/2012 6:01:00 AM
A warm welcome to PoetrySoup I offer to you Ghairo. I wish for you the best in your writing endeavors whatever they may be. May you find inspiration by reading some of the poetry written here by other poets. May the sun shine on you that you might find great joy in your life. Love, Carol
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