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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!

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.

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.

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).

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)

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