Thursday, April 22, 2010

FOR: NatPoMo



ARGUMENT

I thought that ashes couldn't re-scatter,
would stay still in a mourner's urn,

that the earth had buried all departed words.

Why is the ground giving up arguments,
letting them crawl to the surface like red ants,
pushing deceit again,
each phrase not sand
but a prelude to battle?

I thought the end was the end,
but as long as there is one mind standing,
I must watch letters crawling,

trying to sting and kill
or maybe just hurt so bad

one more time.


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15 comments:

  1. I an feel the pain within this! I am here by way of Jungle, and am a new fan :)

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  2. Hi JStar-
    Welcome, and thanks so much..just looked at your blog..really super!!

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  3. oh Lyn, bravo!, this is wonderful xxo

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  4. Very powerful, Lyn. I'm sure we can do this to ourselves, rehashing old arguments, even when there's no longer an opponent. All it needs is a trigger.

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  5. Hi Jeane-
    Thanks so much for your kind words...

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  6. Hi Derrick-
    Thanks..I believe we always do it to ourselves, because we stay.. the cure may be to just move on!

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  7. Much can be learned from your words today ....

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  8. I agree with Derrick Lyn - very powerful stuff. Absolutely love your blog header btw.

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  9. Hi Helen-
    Thank you..A lesson to me too..funny about poetry!

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  10. Hi Cathy-
    Thanks for your comment..and I too am very taken with the header!!It gives me energy!

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  11. Lynn,
    Words are a powerful weapon that can be dulled by kindness. :)
    rel

    P.S. Central park huh? I did my second year of nursing school at Elmhurst City Hospital in Queens.
    1967

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  12. Hi rel-
    Thank you..I agree with you..
    and, in 1967 I lived in Riverdale..that's why we didn't run into eachother!!

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  13. insightful words,
    vivid emotions!

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  14. Hi Jingle-
    Thank you..words and emotions..what we have!!

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  15. Hi Jingle-
    I'm overwhelmed! This is so great..I'm a happy poet!! Thank you!!

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