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The Simplicity of Life

The simplicity of life
Transparent as black glass
Bordering my ever contemplating mind
And the annoyingly optimistic
High pitched
And easily recognizable
Music of the Beatles
Struggles to overcome 
my black soul
And forces the image of Paul and John
As they point in my direction
And shout for all to hear
And all to know
That I'm the real nowhere man
Making all my nowhere plans
For nobody
Just me
Alone in this place
No signs
To tell me where i am
No direction
To show me where to go
All of the houses
Match
No cars
No people
Just a dog
Barking in the distance
constantly
Every second
Of every day
Every night
Of every year

And nothing I can do
To silence the painful
Racking
And never ending noise
As it slowly drives me
Out of my mind
Every second
Of every day
Every night 
Of every year

No sleep exists
No thought is clear
And when the lights go out 
The grunting starts
Coming from under the bridge
But when I go
To inspect
There's nobody there
Just the growling 
Of a disgruntled homeless man
Who's house I picture
Is now floating down
This never ending river
Of noise
 As the snoring
The water
And the barking 
harmonize
To form an overwhelming lullaby
Dulling my mind
As it goes on
forever
Woof
Snore 
Whoosh
Woof
Snore
Whoosh
Pounding my ears
Constantly
Every second
Of every day
Every night 
Of every year

Copyright © | Year Posted 2008




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Date: 3/19/2009 9:43:00 PM
Wow man, this is something else. I think it's your tone that really does it for me. That kind of hushed low key simple yet elegant concept. I can almost picture you writing this from underneath a bridge with a tarp over your head. Thanks for giving the world your thoughts. - Yoni
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Date: 3/19/2009 9:19:00 AM
This is quite a write. Congratulations on it being featured. Vince
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Date: 3/16/2009 11:01:00 PM
Congratulations on being featured this week. Peace Fathima
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Date: 3/16/2009 5:23:00 PM
Congratulations on your wonderful poetry being featured this week! Love, Shar
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Date: 3/16/2009 3:59:00 PM
Congratulations on being featured this week! Smiles from Lolita
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Date: 3/16/2009 9:26:00 AM
Wonderful poem! Nice use of repetition. Congratulations on being featured! ~Trudy~
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Date: 3/15/2009 1:48:00 PM
Time for a new tune, Matt ... smile ... very poignant write here and congratulations on having it be a feature this week at the Soup!!
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Date: 12/5/2008 9:59:00 AM
Funny how the bouncy music of the Beatles escapes our enjoyment when we are feeling detached... A true litany of sadness here. If true I wish you all the best. There IS light at the end of the tunnel. God bless, Keith
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