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Urge

The urge to real-ease empties and dulls Lights in a ram-parted brain flicker on and off Water flows down a familiar trail down the face As the shades of gray under the eyes darken Those sad, tired bags…ridiculed by the winds Sagging as more rubbish is seen, felt and heard- Through the always open pane… A darkness like none other felt pervades so near But never quite touches the core It tingles the senses with malignant reservation As thoughts melt in self-abhorrence Crawling so pitifully into the ears of mechanical beholders Cloudy skies that look down upon But never rain Worlds destroyed—hearts tightened to drain Inhalation is shuddery as sobs retain Mountains of energy on degrading alone No one should feel this sickening despair But it is the very self—it permeates the very air Tumultuous tempests cry out some unexpressed woe Coldness traces its masterpiece from head to toe Emptiness dwells like sin within the most overlooked crevice And terrorizes the last dust of hope dwelling inside Bottled up and sent away far The mind flees to happier days where sunsets set for fear of panicked night Then to dreams—fantasies—nightmares—–nothing… As we lose who we are… I have felt the sting of grimace skewer my very bones And they still rattle from the impact No one can take this solitude away No one shall get close enough to kill my heir You will never feel the sting of grimace skewer your very bones But you will rattle like a skeleton on strings And the impact—the darkest urge Shall mute the cheers And welcome self-jeers An heir bequeathed By the dullest…emptiest Urge

Copyright © | Year Posted 2013




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Date: 8/30/2014 7:22:00 PM
An urge to seal the heart, to crush the care for survival. The terrible urge to surrender to self sacrafice of despair's cold glory. Even in your deepest shade of gray your passion is too beautiful to perish Laura. There are so many brilliantly novel metaphors in this stormy poem, " You will never feel the sting of grimace skewer your very bones...Coldness traces it's masterpiece from head to toe..." sometimes pain tastes better in solitude. An extraordinarily bold write Laura...J.A.B.
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Laura Breidenthal
Date: 8/30/2014 10:03:00 PM
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Laura Breidenthal
Date: 8/30/2014 9:27:00 PM
Hey you! Thanks Justin, for delving into this one. You are surely not one of those "mechanical holders"... you truly understand... and your understanding is beyond thanks. ~Laura
Date: 4/22/2014 4:40:00 AM
You must be very proud after realizing you have constructed this mammoth of a piece.
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Date: 12/3/2013 6:48:00 AM
by the way, I wanted to say how nice it was to hear from you again. Yes, it's been a while, hasn't it?
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Date: 12/3/2013 6:47:00 AM
a kind of madness and sadness described here. One that I would not wish for anyone to endure.
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Date: 11/24/2013 5:15:00 PM
Ah my beautiful Laura, you describe depression so well. That at least is how I read this work of art. It touches my soul. Thanks. ~Kilmer
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Date: 11/19/2013 7:26:00 PM
You have explained so much in this write it left me in a fever trying to catch everything you were trying to say. but it is a great write sad though but well done. and I'm glad you enjoyed big blue cheri
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Date: 11/19/2013 7:25:00 PM
You have explained so much in this write it left me in a fever trying to catch everything you were trying to say. but it is a great write sad though but well done. and I'm glad you enjoyed big blue cheri
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Date: 11/15/2013 6:37:00 PM
Very sad and spooky, full of emotion, thank you for sharing this with me I enjoy reading it. and thanks for your comments on my poems also. cheri
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Date: 11/15/2013 7:40:00 AM
My 1st read on an early California Friday morning. Hell yeah. The urge to break free, the urge to longer have those kinds of urges and just simply BE at peace, beyond the madness. The story told here was deeply atmospheric. Fantastic.
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