The Block '06

The numbing sound,
Of the slowing cogs.
The box,
The cell,
The sentence.
With more or less,
Than what I’d had.
No memories to display.
No forward thought to process.
Position like fetus,
With head tucked to breast.
My loving stare,
His awkward glare.
He knows we’ve lost it all.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2008

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Jenkins Avatar
June 22, 2009 at 5:00 PM
cheers, as ever I know your right!!!! Meh meh meh!!! :-D x
Guzzi Avatar
June 22, 2009 at 4:38 PM
Fetal ..or Fetal Pose....the block does nothing to lure or re-enforce Naomi.....Very strong verse...Light & Love
Bickerstaffe Avatar
December 11, 2008 at 12:14 PM
She is my favourite tragic heroine... I wrote another about her too, but my PC recently crashed, (spyware corruption), and I lost over 250 of my poems... grrr!
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December 11, 2008 at 11:39 AM
Yes... with 'Per Ardua Ad Astra.' K.
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December 11, 2008 at 11:36 AM
Short, clipped phrases and marvelous imagery... great flow. So litle is actually revealed, leaving it to the reader's imagination... the mark of a great poem! Best wishes, Keith (PS try my 'Forsaken;' it's nice and short, or 'Different...') Thanks!
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