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the curtain

sweetpotatosweetpotato Posts: 1,278
edited September 2007 in Poetry, Prose, Music & Art
a breeze blows in and the curtain moves
and i see the world as it could be

i see colors, blended, and distinct
i see light illuminating darkness
and night covering the hot earth with its cool kiss
i see rain turning dirt to mud
and sun making rainbows

mothers, pull back the curtain and see your children, already perfect

fathers, pull back the curtain and watch your children leave you, on their own paths

lovers, pull back the curtain and see your mates dancing, and go to them

rulers, pull back the curtain and see that the world has no borders,
and call your soldiers home

children, pull back the curtain.
see the world as it could be, and make it so.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the President of the United States, Barack Obama."

"Obama's main opponent in this election on November 4th (was) not John McCain, it (was) ignorance."~Michael Moore

"i'm feeling kinda righteous right now. with my badass motherfuckin' ukulele!"
~ed, 8/7
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  • DopeBeastieDopeBeastie Posts: 2,513
    really lovely message, here sweetpotato
  • justamjustam Posts: 21,410
    I like this one! :)
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  • sweetpotatosweetpotato Posts: 1,278
    thanks! i wrote it about a year ago and just re-discovered it in a notebook under my bed. :p
    "Ladies and gentlemen, the President of the United States, Barack Obama."

    "Obama's main opponent in this election on November 4th (was) not John McCain, it (was) ignorance."~Michael Moore

    "i'm feeling kinda righteous right now. with my badass motherfuckin' ukulele!"
    ~ed, 8/7
  • Being EnlightenedBeing Enlightened Posts: 5,746
    sweetpotato wrote:
    thanks! i wrote it about a year ago and just re-discovered it in a notebook under my bed. :p

    :) So glad you re-discovered it, sweetpotato. Very lovely sentiments. It made me smile.
    Forget your perfect offering, there is a crack in everything, that's how the light gets in. - Leonard Cohen
  • GrasshopperGrasshopper Posts: 137
    oh love and politics...
    This guy wouldn't know magesty if it bit him in the face- Strong bad

    www.myspace.com/lastgeneration56
  • my2handsmy2hands Posts: 17,117
    sweetpotato wrote:
    a breeze blows in and the curtain moves
    and i see the world as it could be

    i see colors, blended, and distinct
    i see light illuminating darkness
    and night covering the hot earth with its cool kiss
    i see rain turning dirt to mud
    and sun making rainbows

    mothers, pull back the curtain and see your children, already perfect

    fathers, pull back the curtain and watch your children leave you, on their own paths

    lovers, pull back the curtain and see your mates dancing, and go to them

    rulers, pull back the curtain and see that the world has no borders,
    and call your soldiers home

    children, pull back the curtain.
    see the world as it could be, and make it so.


    this is really good

    seriously good! great job :D
  • #X.#X. Posts: 142
    I really like this. #X.
    "The Poet is a madman lost in adventure."
    -Paul Verlaine-

    "With me poetry has not been a purpose, but a passion."
    -Edgar Poe-
  • chadwickchadwick up my ass Posts: 21,157
    sweetpotato wrote:
    a breeze blows in and the curtain moves
    and i see the world as it could be

    i see colors, blended, and distinct
    i see light illuminating darkness
    and night covering the hot earth with its cool kiss
    i see rain turning dirt to mud
    and sun making rainbows

    mothers, pull back the curtain and see your children, already perfect

    fathers, pull back the curtain and watch your children leave you, on their own paths

    lovers, pull back the curtain and see your mates dancing, and go to them

    rulers, pull back the curtain and see that the world has no borders,
    and call your soldiers home

    children, pull back the curtain.
    see the world as it could be, and make it so.


    good stuff we find sometimes under our beds.
    i really like the ending.
    for poetry through the ceiling. ISBN: 1 4241 8840 7

    "Hear me, my chiefs!
    I am tired; my heart is
    sick and sad. From where
    the sun stands I will fight
    no more forever."
    Chief Joseph - Nez Perce
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