Want to see who i am?

bluejourneymanbluejourneyman Posts: 421
edited August 2006 in Poetry, Prose, Music & Art
"Sleight Of Hand"

routine was the theme, he'd wake up and...wash and pour himself into uniform
something he hadn't imagined being...
as the merging traffic passed, he found himself staring, down, at his own hands..
not remembering the change, not recalling the plan, was it...?
he was okay, but wondering about wandering
was it age? by consequence? or was he moved by sleight of hand?
mondays were made to fall, lost on a road he knew by heart
it was like a book he read in his sleep, endlessly...
sometimes he hid in his radio, watching others pull into their homes
while he was drifting...
on a line, of his own, off the line, on the side
by the by, as dirt turned to sand, as if moved by sleight of hand
when he reached the shore of his clip-on world
he resurfaced to the norm
organized his few things, his coat and keys...
any new realizations would have to wait til he had more time, more time...
time to dream, to himself
he waves goodbye, to himself
i'll see you on the other side...
another man...moved by sleight of hand... Eddie Vedder

This is where i am most of the time;
sometimes he hid in his radio, watching others pull into their homes
while he was drifting...

I'm Sorry! ! !
Can't you see that there's light in the dark.
Nothing's quite what it seems in the city of dreams.
(Wolfmother)
~~~~~~~~~~~~
Grand Rapids 2006
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Comments

  • DopeBeastieDopeBeastie Posts: 2,513
    no need to apologize blue


    (oh and hey... that guy i was telling you about? same name as you? one of his nicknames is blue... you're not him are you?)

    anyway... i think we all have felt like this song at some point or another. it's a damned fine song, too.... i think ed got most of us with this one
  • catefrancescatefrances Posts: 29,003
    ooh ooh tell us about the guy too. :D
    hear my name
    take a good look
    this could be the day
    hold my hand
    lie beside me
    i just need to say
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