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Scripture, Science, Cadets

Quickly and thoroughly as I possibly could
I scanned the pages in front of me.
The air, from the outset,
had been thick with dread, 
in this place it often was.
So intimate and close a witness was I
that I couldn't help but wonder
if I may be incidentally decapitated
while she was pointedly decapitated.
I might or might not have wondered
if we'd all be incidentally deafened
while she was pointedly deafened.
Strands of hair, torn from her head,
waited a moment for still
before settling, alarmed and trembling,
on her shoulders, 
and some on the floor.
I was so intimate and close a witness,
separated by no more
than half a tenuous yard,
and a hatred took root that day.
Quickly as I could, 
it may well have been too quickly, 
and thoroughly as I could,
which was not very thoroughly at all,
I scanned the pages in front of me
and wondered if I might be next.

14th August 2018

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Charles Messina Date: 9/10/2018 8:50:00 AM This is great Lawrence. A question many of us have asked ourselves. "Will I be next" Awesome poetry my friend...Charlie Login to Reply Lawrence Sharp Date: 9/11/2018 12:00:00 AM Thanks Charles, very kind of you.

Winged Warrior Date: 8/21/2018 12:54:00 AM Deep emotional write my friend...well executed...love & light...^WW^ Login to Reply Lawrence Sharp Date: 8/22/2018 10:34:00 AM Thank you very much for reading, I'm really pleased that you liked this, visit greatly appreciated.

Emile Pinet Date: 8/19/2018 3:34:00 PM Your words speak in an elusive abstract voice that supplies the catalyst to spark further thought. Like the crying strings of a sad violin, we are lured beyond the realm of words, to an alternate reality that resonates within shadows unseen, Emile. Login to Reply Lawrence Sharp Date: 8/19/2018 11:51:00 PM Thanks, Emile, I'm pleased if I can hold a reader's attention for a moment. Thanks for reading.

Silent One Date: 8/15/2018 4:39:00 PM Damn... deep personal poem... I like what you did here.. Login to Reply Lawrence Sharp Date: 8/15/2018 11:50:00 PM Thank you, humbling to get this comment from such a respected poet.

Lyric Man Date: 8/15/2018 9:58:00 AM A creative and clever work that built to a climax.. this was Great!! Login to Reply Lawrence Sharp Date: 8/15/2018 11:49:00 PM Thanks LM, good to see you back here.

Vijay Pandit Date: 8/14/2018 1:55:00 PM You kept me wondering what's next..good ending to your poem..well done, Lawrence. Login to Reply Lawrence Sharp Date: 8/15/2018 12:11:00 AM Thanks Vijay, there for your enjoyment.

Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart Date: 8/14/2018 11:00:00 AM Wonderfully unsettling poem Lawrence. Good stuff. xomo Login to Reply Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart Date: 8/15/2018 7:39:00 AM I SO APPRECIATE THAT COMMENT awesome ;p Lawrence Sharp Date: 8/15/2018 12:09:00 AM Thank you, I'm pleased to have put you ill at ease..;-)