Friday, August 27, 2004

nothing concluded 144

apparently not as much
time is as necessary
when most rest
he sits eyes wide
enough to see every sound...

tall healthy children
brought indoors
hope and good care
is all they need
nothing concluded

as if there is a point
to the chronic pen
movement after how
many years will
words become reality

exaggerating when it is
necessary to drive a point
home cutting himself off
from any outside
influence

what will it be tonight
nothing concluded
unlike any other
how long until
the flame meets

in the middle
of a thought
he tripped over
his own stupidity
and fell

to the floor
and beyond
who could
help him up
from this spot

down low
and nearly out
waiting for the rest
of us to fall too
or so he says

nothing concluded
it may be all
he knows
after all the years
to be continued

no particular
direction just going
on and on
into another
world

one tall healthy child
helped create
not exactly what many might think
what one might know
without assumption

outside all the night's
sounds are fully audible
and the dog
will bark until
he is king of the neighborhood

protecting his turf
as the night gets
darker the sounds seem
to get louder
sirens are constant

background sound
as late as eye
will remain open
a mind closed
for nearly two years

nothing concluded
since written on
two Popsicle sticks
to remember
a dead bird

from that moment
on he felt charged
with the task
of keeping it going
nothing concluded...

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