Wooden People

In the far away island on desolate seashore
You build your desire castle of dream sands
You protect the fragile niche
From the breaking waves rolling to reach you  
They can’t churn the sandy abode
Made by insular lonely people.

Your windows are closed to the sunny sky
Shrouded by the dense darkness
You turn into a slice of moonless night
In your periphery I pass you by
I can’t see through you
The true colors of opaque people.

You fly in the frozen sky
On the forlorn wings of winter
In your heart of Arctic sea
Sentiments freeze, don’t swim
I can’t hold your limp hands
For support for you’re cold people.

In your life that you make a desert
The oasis disappears under the dunes
Blazed by your flaming mind
Emotions burn, don’t flow
I can’t find a stream in your heart
To float my feelings for you’re dry people.

I’m wandering in the museum of our times 
Where you’ve all turned into wooden people.

June 5, 2018
Copyright © | Year Posted 2018


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Date: 6/17/2018 4:25:00 AM
This is intriguing. I am swallowed into the complexity of the message in this poem. I love it as I have often thought similar thoughts, mostly about people who I consider 'other' than myself, like narcissists, or extreme people (in wealth or in religious belief), or just plain angry and violent people. Great stuff.
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Subimal Sinha-Roy
Date: 6/17/2018 5:08:00 AM
Thank you, Oliver for your visits.Yes, people could be as dry as wood.No sentiment no compassion.
Date: 6/15/2018 6:41:00 AM
Congratulations on your win! Well done.
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Subimal Sinha-Roy
Date: 6/17/2018 5:07:00 AM
Thank you, Susan.
Date: 6/10/2018 5:07:00 PM
Love the imagery you've painted,,, Subimal...Congratulations on a very well deserved win... Hugs Eve
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Subimal Sinha-Roy
Date: 6/11/2018 1:03:00 AM
Thank you, Eve.
Date: 6/10/2018 12:14:00 PM
- Congratulations on your great win in "People" contest, Subimal :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)
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Subimal Sinha-Roy
Date: 6/11/2018 1:03:00 AM
Thank you, Anne-Lise.
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