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Validation

In their dreams…

Yes, please

Whisper indoctrinated dialect
Upon my harrowing song

Yes, please

Remove that scented, plastic tulip

Place it upon my oblivious palm

As if we’re in a Sadie Hawkins dance
Bribing hearts
With petal currencies

Psst, hey

I woke up only feeling like a thousand bucks.
A foreign knock-off made of recycled, rubber bolts
And ambiguity

Please
Tell me I’m priceless with borrowed, high-interest breaths

Liquidate my potent complacency
To become that symbol of an elitist humanity

Yes!

Stroke that clouded, diamond tip
With your sensual thumb

Love stamps of approval
After 6 months of quickie penetration
And co-signatures on dilapidated apartment leases

PLEASE, YES!

Take me to our creator!
Tell Him I am free!!!
I will stand here in virtual observance!

Wait, where are you going?
Come back to me!
COME BACK TO ME!

My wheelchair’s batteries are fading!
How will I stand?!

NO!

…

Sadly, they never validated their reality…

©Drake J. Eszes

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Scott Thirtyseven Date: 9/8/2015 9:43:00 AM Those last few lines crack me up. Great work mate. Login to Reply

Poet Destroyer A Date: 7/21/2013 10:39:00 AM Drake, this is sad, the imagery. My mother was in a wheelchair the last 9 years of her life. Thank you for clarifying things in your blog. LINDA Login to Reply Poet Tacito Date: 7/21/2013 11:49:00 AM Damn, im sorry to hear that Linda. Youre very, very welcome.

Debbie Duncan Date: 7/8/2013 1:23:00 PM So it is the same person you talk of, write of in this case. Or like me, and write on imagination and some memories ;} nicely done Drake ;} Login to Reply Poet Tacito Date: 7/8/2013 1:29:00 PM Hey Debbie! This would involve one person (fictional) that I write of, seasoned w/a bit of imagination. ;-) Thanks so much!

Good Night Date: 6/4/2013 4:43:00 PM drake you are really gud at this keep writing Login to Reply Poet Tacito Date: 6/4/2013 5:04:00 PM Thanks very much. I plan to. :)

Michael Ainsley Date: 6/1/2013 1:00:00 PM Drake I love the progression and power in this work. I really felt this emotion . Thanks Login to Reply Poet Tacito Date: 6/1/2013 1:05:00 PM I'm very happy to hear that. Many, many thanks, Michael! :)

Mario De Paz Date: 6/1/2013 4:18:00 AM Your poetry is impressing. I see a sort of desperation in your words, desperate for a lost love and for solitude. I hope it is only a dream. Login to Reply Poet Tacito Date: 6/1/2013 7:29:00 AM It was certainly a dream. More certainly, it wasn't mine. But, others I've come across. ;) Nice to meet you Mario! Thanks so much for stopping by!

Elai Cee Date: 6/1/2013 12:39:00 AM hi Drake! you are truly a son of a nice poet! this is awesome! Login to Reply Poet Tacito Date: 6/1/2013 12:46:00 AM Hey, Elai!!!! :) Thank you so much! "Son of a nice poet", lol. Cute. It's great to see you stop by here!

Kim Van Breda Date: 5/30/2013 12:18:00 PM Drake.. a real gem once again.. format, content and emotive captivation.. love your stuff.. real talent.xx Login to Reply Poet Tacito Date: 5/30/2013 1:15:00 PM Kim, that really means a lot. Thank you so much. :) Very awesome you stopped by!

Nette Onclaud Date: 5/30/2013 2:24:00 AM just passing by to say hello... okay, got more?..:) huggs Login to Reply Poet Tacito Date: 5/30/2013 7:07:00 AM LOL Hi! Soon. ;) (hug)

Audrey Haick Date: 5/29/2013 11:53:00 PM This is a "dream imitatng life" Drake. One only has to stand back and observe to see the truth in your words. Awesome writing as always! Thanks for the visit. Annalise Login to Reply Poet Tacito Date: 5/30/2013 7:06:00 AM Very, very well said, Annalise! Thank you so much. It's awesome to see you again!

Andrea Dietrich Date: 5/29/2013 9:33:00 PM a dream but seems a reality in some ways. Deep writing!! Login to Reply Poet Tacito Date: 5/29/2013 9:46:00 PM It can be. It has been for some, ironically enough. Thanks so much for stopping by, Andrea.

Juli- Michelle Date: 5/29/2013 9:13:00 PM i love this. great work :) thank you for your kind comments on my poetry. Login to Reply Poet Tacito Date: 5/29/2013 9:45:00 PM Hi, Juli! Thanks so much! :)

Donna Jones Date: 5/29/2013 7:59:00 PM Drake.wow....what a dream....huh? Great descriptive writing Login to Reply Poet Tacito Date: 5/29/2013 9:44:00 PM Yeah, seriously. lol Thank you so very much, Donna! :)

Abdulhafeez Oyewole Date: 5/29/2013 5:24:00 PM Your thinking faculty is very sound. This pen of yours is very deep and meaningful. Well done~A.O Login to Reply Poet Tacito Date: 5/29/2013 5:26:00 PM Hey there! That's greatly appreciated. I'm grateful you stopped by. :)

Holly Moore Date: 5/29/2013 4:26:00 PM Wow! That was very interesting. It leads you to thinking one event, then quickly changes to another. Great write! xxoo Holly Moore Login to Reply Poet Tacito Date: 5/29/2013 4:54:00 PM Hi Holly!!! Nice to meet you. I'm glad you got the idea of this. :) Thanks so much!

Eileen Manassian Date: 5/29/2013 9:45:00 AM Drake...I thought there would be a happily ever after. The lead up was so amazing! :( Great write...I don't know where it came from...reality or fiction, but...great write, nonetheless! Login to Reply Poet Tacito Date: 5/29/2013 9:54:00 AM On the surface, no. But, if you look deeper, there is one. The question is, can it be accepted & understood as something that much more substantial? Because, remember, it was just a dream. ;) To answer your question on where it came from...my mind. :) Thank you so much, Eileen! Stay awesome! :)

Richard Lamoureux Date: 5/29/2013 9:29:00 AM You are validated! Simply a wondrous use of interlocking thoughts. Login to Reply Poet Tacito Date: 5/29/2013 9:51:00 AM Ha! Thanks!:) I don't need validation myself. But, I certainly appreciate it! You rock, Richard! Many, many thanks to you!

Nette Onclaud Date: 5/29/2013 9:26:00 AM an enjambment of thoughts that provides substance to your theme of uncertainty.. such wonderful word puzzles... grreat job, drake..:) huggs Login to Reply Poet Tacito Date: 5/29/2013 9:48:00 AM You got it on point, once again, Nette. :) Thank you so very much!

Poet Tacito Date: 5/29/2013 8:52:00 AM Hi, Anne Lise! Yes, essentially it's what happens when a "What If" consumes our being. Thanks so much! Login to Reply

Anne-Lise Andresen Date: 5/29/2013 8:46:00 AM - A very interesting poem Drake, it says more than what you write. - We all have thoughts and dreams of what could have been .... if / when / maybe???? - Then comes the reality .... - oxox / / Anne-Lise :) Login to Reply Poet Tacito Date: 5/29/2013 8:52:00 AM Hi, Anne Lise! Yes, essentially it's what happens when a "What If" consumes our being. Thanks so much!