Johnny Sumler Poet Dizain

Swim Sin

Restless I ran to reach the rivers road
Whose nile was long and depth as deep as dreams
Its surface slept on sands of soils gold
A surface swayed by symphonies of streams
My soul, departed from myself, it seems

Breathless my body begged for breath of air
Nourished with life from mouth to mouth repair
My life...to dark for depression to drive
I tried to drown and dine in deaths affair
A death that God did not want me to dive

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Nette Onclaud September 1, 2011 at 3:17 PM a sense of foreboding that highlights deep, impressive images, johnny! how thought-provoking! :) huggs, nette

Elizabeth Wesley August 31, 2011 at 8:36 PM Johnny, this almost sounds like a trip into mental illness. It has that surreal vision to take one into the dark depths. Amazing verse my friend.

Emma Mantle August 31, 2011 at 12:11 PM A great example of this form. Love the depth conveyed in this piece, very moving. Stunning work as usual Johnny. Best wishes Em :)

Andrea Dietrich August 31, 2011 at 12:21 AM Very interesting one, Johnny since I don't consider you a person who would want this. It's fun sometimes to write from different perspectives though and I appreciated the imagery in this poem. About KAsh, do not be confused.total lies from both of us. I am so surprised by the number of folks here who always just thought he was a girl this whole time!

Doris Culverhouse August 30, 2011 at 9:41 PM Well I am not sure what to say....sad!

Linda-Marie Sweetheart August 30, 2011 at 9:04 PM powerful emotion Johnny and we can never leave before our arrived time to disrupt God's Plan for our lives.. intense lines intoxicate the reader luv.. death is probably easier than we all think ..but why find out sooner than later.. this piece is a brilliant composition luv..

Carol Sunshine Brown August 30, 2011 at 7:00 PM Enjoyed reading your outstanding poetry today Johnny. Love, Carol