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Steve Coetzee Poem
Every dark road traveled,
every pain and loss suffered,
etched deep in the face.
All the hardships endured
bruising the eyes,
the grief and heartache
down turning the mouth.
Giving up on caring
in the wayward hair,
the roughness of life
in the rasp in the voice.
Bad choices made
spotting the skin.
All the worries
creasing the brow
The anguish of losses,
all the worries
of a life wasted
etching the lips.
The faded eyes,
drooping eyelids
hiding sorrow
deep within.
The trembling hands
grasping for
lost opportunities,
failed ambitions
and ending of dreams.
Or maybe it is all
only the ravages
of lost time?
Photo of Lisa Emery as Linda Weller in Blindspot. Seeing the sequence where Kurt meets his mother brought these words to mind.
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Steve Coetzee Poem
We're awoken
not ready
to awaken
another long,
long and dreary
weary
to the bones
day
to face.
circles
sat in circles
spoke
talked in circles
my
pain
any worse
than
any others?
and
did it
yours?
On
and on
day
after day
talked
an
talked
talking
or
just words
spilling
dribbling
out
to lie
on the floor
swept out
like cigarette
buts.
Paper cups
tiny
multi-coloured
speckles
like M&M's
mouth open
wide
spots
swallowed
all
gone
to bed
snick
the lock
start again
over
again tomorrow
and
tomorrow
and
tomorrow
.......
will it
END?
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Steve Coetzee Poem
Life ebbing into darkest night,
precious moments forever lost,
fading in the dimming light,
now the time to count the cost.
Once the conceits of youth
were thought to outwit age.
Belated realization of truth
too late the outcry, the rage.
What was once so vibrant
slowly sliding into decay.
What was once so distant
coming closer everyday.
Through the declining years,
the increasing torment,
the realization of fears,
the minds slow descent.
What would come about first
residing in the body wrecked
or would it be the more cursed
the slowly enfeebled intellect?
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