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The End of America

"The End of America"

remember 
when 
we danced
our fingers 
mapping 
velvet secrets
across scorched
skin whispering
smiles encouraging
a little lovely 
wanton sin 
like we were 
playing keys 
turning our
worlds over 
for words 
unlocking 
hearts 
you could 
taste the 
salt pools 
satin tongues 
like book marks
parked in life 
tidal pulsing 
swelling over
into musky curves 
bittersweet 
like toffee 
we melted 
into double helix 
spoons 
shuffling sides 
bending
over like 
music sybaritic
needle piercing
into groove  
deep stirred 
we thought
we could 
write 
the whole thing
like a never-ending
sticky noir romance
tasting honey 
in each other 
we burned 
like a forest fire
fathoms deep 
into what
was encased 
in our bodies
our truth 
torched 
like Liberty 
falling 
then our world
changed 
war soft shoed
it’s blood dripping
lips around the 
throbbing dreams 
of our forgotten youth

we swallowed
gagging 
on the truth 

over all too soon 
pass the tissues
wiped clean

and senseless

we left the room 
before what slept 
opened its eyes
rudely waking

(LadyLabyrinth / 2023)

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Douglas Brown Date: 8/22/2023 12:44:00 PM Wow! Great! Login to Reply Lady Labyrinth Date: 8/22/2023 3:01:00 PM I had a moment...I'm not sure if it was pleasant or not....

Ts Poetry Date: 8/12/2023 11:21:00 AM Intrigued by the multiple layers here. You haven't missed a beat. Login to Reply Lady Labyrinth Date: 8/12/2023 1:37:00 PM Yes, good poet, one can lose themselves in the multiverse of layers, never to return. Perhaps a good thing. Perhaps not. We all find ourselves there eventually. Some say Life is a constant war, where we are all looking for some kind of baptism to make it through the dark into the light. Some light, Love Letters to the Soul.

Lady Labyrinth Date: 7/15/2023 1:26:00 AM Documentary/"To End All War: Oppenheimer & The Atomic Bomb. Login to Reply Lady Labyrinth Date: 9/2/2023 4:37:00 PM The original primary video embedded in the poem, was visual from America and the world at war during WWII. Vision in that music video depicted the historical use of Nuclear weapons in its infancy during the war with Japan. The poem itself was influenced by the thoughts emanating from the Italian movie "Malena" (2000), along with the initial music video I had embedded. As that video is no longer available, I have replaced it with the video of the same song, using visual excerpts from the movie, "Malena". At time of writing this poem, I had also been watching documentaries on Oppenheimer. I have yet to watch the 2022/23 movie, "Oppenheimer". Lady Labyrinth Date: 7/15/2023 1:26:00 AM https://movies2watch.is/movie/watch-to-end-all-war-oppenheimer-the-atomic-bomb-hd-98230 Lady Labyrinth Date: 7/15/2023 1:26:00 AM "To End All War: Oppenheimer & the Atomic Bomb is a feature documentary exploring how one man’s brilliance, hubris and relentless drive changed the nature of war forever… led to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people and unleashed mass hysteria… and how, subsequently, the same man’s attempts to contain the fallout of his invention made him a pariah and led him down a path of deep despair."

Lady Labyrinth Date: 7/14/2023 11:56:00 PM Enhanced, clearer sound. Without video. "When the World was at War We Kept Dancing"/ Lana Del Rey (Album, Lust for Life). Login to Reply Lady Labyrinth Date: 7/14/2023 11:57:00 PM https://youtu.be/tuaSfBDoiQk

Lady Labyrinth Date: 7/13/2023 3:40:00 AM "When The World Was At War We Kept Dancing" Lana Del Rey/ ( Malèna (2000) Login to Reply Lady Labyrinth Date: 9/2/2023 4:25:00 PM Primary video excerpts from the Italian movie, "Malèna" (2000). Whilst set in Italy during the 2nd World War, the story plot is complex, the viewpoint of a child in an adult's world, societal views, truth, lies, false judgement, war, life/death, dark/light, romance, coming-of-age, beauty, ugliness, La Dolce Vita; there are sub-levels on every level, with a succinct message. I was influenced and impressed to write the poem from the thoughts the movie left with me (compared to contemporary societal views, events and personal experience from childhood thoughts and experiences to that of current maturity and experience). The visuals from the entire movie stunningly and provocatively shot. Charming, with ever present humour and the depth and gravity of drama. Italian (subtitled). Beautiful movie. Lady Labyrinth Date: 9/2/2023 4:21:00 PM LYRICS/"When the World was at War We Kept Dancing", Lana Del Ray https://genius.com/Lana-del-rey-when-the-world-was-at-war-we-kept-dancing-lyrics Lady Labyrinth Date: 7/13/2023 3:40:00 AM https://youtu.be/QJQVZnXR9_A?si=YQHzYWErQbdEVNun