Driving Home

bluejourneyman
bluejourneyman Posts: 421
edited November 2006 in Poetry, Prose, Music & Art
He still recalls the taste
of his tears.

Buried in an ant hill;
Dipped in sweet honey
his skin crawling-
Senses extreme.

Darkness covers his
world blank,
no images of peace.
Running in a field of desperation.

Billboard smiling faces.
There is an accident up ahead.
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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  • Ms. Haiku
    Ms. Haiku Washington DC Posts: 7,390
    Very interesting! The images grabbed at me like the billboard.
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  • bluejourneyman
    bluejourneyman Posts: 421
    I wrote this poem driving home, which I might add is an act I really should not do.
    Warning: Children do not do this act, death or serious injury may occure.
    Anyways, I was writing the poem when I noticed this billboard (a realtor sign) with this big cheesy smiling face of a woman. As a result, I looked down to write about the billboard, looking up just in time to slow down for an accident that luckily I was not involved in
    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
  • civ_eng_girl
    civ_eng_girl Posts: 2,001
    are you a fan of NIN?
    the first line is almost exactly the same as Something I Can Never Have.... a song which I adore.... :D
    ~~*~~ ...i surfaced and all of my being was enlightend... ~~*~~
  • bluejourneyman
    bluejourneyman Posts: 421
    civ_eng_girl wrote:
    are you a fan of NIN?
    the first line is almost exactly the same as Something I Can Never Have.... a song which I adore.... :D
    I kind of plagiarized it. I was listening to NIN. shhhh! don't tell Trent :)
    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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