Life Ripples

Life ripples; 
my conviction is a lie.
It lies 
because I walk out
among hallucinations
and over my body lies
the send-off flies,
oh, farewell, 
my lovely; my unwell,
you were never wise
until I despised the sterling
the fire
goes haywire
ugly hospital green
and when I'm feeling mean
I laugh at the lines between
feeling shredded
in a wood chipper
La Vie en Rose
a look that bestows
The Apartment,
my disappearance when you go,
and will my dreams
ever burst at the seams
in this realm
where what we flippantly deem
only a temporary stream
will one day be more than the perfect scene?

Copyright © | Year Posted 2017



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Date: 2/23/2017 10:35:00 PM
A powerful drumbeat sounds all through this, Richard, tolling the hidden realm that may be with us, always. Well done! Cheers, Doug.
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Richard H. Dunsany
Date: 2/25/2017 7:55:00 PM
Thank you, Doug, I like the way you describe it. Indeed, the drumming beat of that unseen realm, pounding when we believe it has calmed; a tough beast to tame. Glad you enjoyed the poem.
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