Unattended

innersenseinnersense Posts: 11
Never listening
so intently
for sound
from inatimacy

The silence pierces my ears
bringing with it
a solitude only
negligence could rival

The cycle breaks today
dreams and worries shattered
all over my bedroom floor

wiping the sweat from my brow,
blood from my leg
tear from my chin

Lying chest down instead of
to your back
pillow in my arms
instead of your weight
on top
underneath
(on the side?)

My dream and subconscious mind
betray you
as you have me,

You lead her within,
and then you call,
Unreciprocated

Brevity mars the experience
Too young and green
to have dried already
died already

Sweetness left unattended
is now basic
then bitter

In solitary silence,
I sit,
surrounded,
still waiting,
Covered and uncovered
all the same.
"Let's pay teachers more and more...let's not waste money on fucking war..."-EV 7/12/03
"Speaking as a child of the 90's..."
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  • innersenseinnersense Posts: 11
    gimme some feedback people...(please ;)
    "Let's pay teachers more and more...let's not waste money on fucking war..."-EV 7/12/03
    "Speaking as a child of the 90's..."
  • Positive constructive suggestions only.

    I would swap the word "solitariness" for the phrase "a solitude". Solitariness is loneliness and solipsism and insularity and loss all rolled into one, whereas solitude can be a contemplative and pleasant aloneness.

    But I think this is a very well written piece of work.

    (Oh, and psst: note the typo in "intimacy" too.)

    Good stuff. :)
  • oldermanolderman Posts: 1,765
    Originally posted by innersense
    gimme some feedback people...(please ;)

    ok fine..fins has proposed his genius .. a spell check would be good.. but this

    The cycle breaks today
    dreams and worries shattered
    all over my bedroom floor

    is awesome.. and you need to keep on thinking free... absolutely free
    Down the street you can hear her scream youre a disgrace
    As she slams the door in his drunken face
    And now he stands outside
    And all the neighbours start to gossip and drool
    He cries oh, girl you must be mad,
    What happened to the sweet love you and me had?
    Against the door he leans and starts a scene,
    And his tears fall and burn the garden green
  • Originally posted by innersense
    Brevity mars the experience
    Too young and green
    to have dried already
    died already

    This is a really good stanza

    Keep writing
    If there was a chair in which I could comprehend, I would stand always and embrace the path
  • ISNISN Posts: 1,700
    I liked these lines in particular.....
    My dream and subconscious mind
    betray you
    as you have me

    on the whole I like it.....
    ....they're asking me to prove why I should be allowed to stay with my baby in Australia, because I'm mentally ill......and they think I should leave......
  • innersenseinnersense Posts: 11
    Hey guys-thanks so much for the feedback. I actually meant inanimateness (had to look that one up), not intimacy. I was trying to convey the meaning of something without life or action-I think I just made up the word inatimacy-no idea where I pulled it from;) I really appreciate the constructive criticism....I'm sure you all know how hard it is to put your writing out there...
    "Let's pay teachers more and more...let's not waste money on fucking war..."-EV 7/12/03
    "Speaking as a child of the 90's..."
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