absentee

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absentee

my words have turned on me
with razor teeth
within my eyes as i read
my emotions bleed


once again my thoughts have turned
memories burn
with passing time i have not learned
and now they churn


myself has turned on me
i cannot think
so blind i do not see
absentee

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irreverent commented on absentee

02-01-2011

regret and self-recrimination can be very destructive forces. no one is perfect, we are all walking wounded. you say a lot with an impressive economy of words here D :)

blackfootlady commented on absentee

11-27-2010

This remains Me of times I wish I was there and was not.Thank You for sharing.God Bless-Black

Dano

11/29/2010

thanks blackfoot

blackfootlady

11/29/2010

You are very Welcome...

HarverTomsson commented on absentee

11-27-2010

You could have said, "I didn't say it, but it sounds like me." Honest confrontation serves better, so long as you don't bleed to death. I like this dark piece. Harv

Dano

11/29/2010

thanks harv

ginga commented on absentee

11-27-2010

Dano, This poem is succinct in its revealing of vulnerabilities that the subject is struggling with. It's resolve reminds me of the last flicker of the candle, then the absence of light. ginga

Dano

11/29/2010

thanks so much ginga

Olan01 commented on absentee

11-18-2010

We often feel that our words have turned to shapes blades, cutting deep the very heart of our soul. We done with great wording and structure. Olan.

Dano

11/19/2010

thank you olan

Olan01

11/19/2010

Just reread what I stated and must have been sleepy or half-awake as it is missing some letters and added ‘esses’ to the words (I usually drop ‘esses’ instead of adding them), smile. We sometimes feel our words turn into sharp blades that cut deep into the heart of our soul, well done... sounds better, eh?

Poetry is finer and more philosophical than history; for poetry expresses the universal, and history only the particular.

Aristotle (384 BC-322 BC) Greek philosopher.

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Title Comments
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searching the darkness 10
a letter from santa 14
thanksgiving (acrostic) 12
the depth of... 11
ive wished 7
absentee 12
this is... 13
a journey into the dark 7
the cold of november 14
your voice 12
the yin to the yang 14
twisted 9
autumn 14
i think it happened again 11
luna~tic 19
the darkness 13
a blinding eclipse 16
the universe... 18
the wind of sorrow 14
my sorrow weeps 16
where but the dark... 12
immortal kiss 47
in a darkened room 17
our mother 7
within these flames 12
nocturnal (acrostic) classic rock 7
behind wrought iron bars 25
what i write (part 2) 8
today 17
the world in grey 6
the reality of... 5
in the shadow of a mountain 6
nothing will ever be the same 10
of cemetary dreams (and nightmare scapes) 12
next to a bed... 18
but... 15
at a funeral 12
seventeen (acrostic) 11
the fortunate one(s) 7
what did i do... 24
ashes to dust 45
dancing in the moonlight 14
disempowering the pain 14
the butterfly 10
what i write 14
sorry (i killed the after glow) 11
the humidity rises (an erotic tale) 9
pieces of light 8
the sad pumpkin &... 9
my face 12
for a long time... 14
(an explination of) distractions 6
tell me... 6
the charelston cookie tin 9
silent self destruction 8
exposed 13
the means of the day (a true valentines poem) 2
a poem about nothing... 8
blood bleeds black 7
dissecting myself 3
i will be just fine 3
the stacking of bricks 3
the complexities of depression... 4
spirits & ghosts 3
**random chaos** 2
bloodlust 3
...somethings missing... 2
15 years... 3
beauty sleeps entombed (parts 1 & 2) 3
**untitled** 2
the overstuffed closet 3
the candy dish 2
anxiety speaks 2
**untitled** 2
myself and the light 6
the fog 2
fire and tears 3
cerebral meltdown 3
sometimes i wish... 1
drawing strength from a starr... 2
disappointmen
t...
1
**untitled** 1
the flower garden 3
nature... 1
reaching out 2
the dark and the light... 1
the insistent demon 2
sorry... 3
forgive me lover... (parts 1 & 2) 2
im so sorry... 3
**no title... just random thoughts** 1
to eternity... 2
winter wind whips... 1
tired 2
lucid dream 1
the rains came... 2
the mourning light 1
another jagged pill 1
i just cant... 1
entitlement?!
?!?
1
entitlement!!
!!
1
burning within 4
inside of me 1
projected pain 1
the night... the dakness & the truth? 1
panic 2
the mourning fog 1
when the fires burn 1
through the night 1
shadow casts 0
a mournful rain 1
i cant protect me 2
my comfort place 0
an echo shifts 1
the monster 2
welcome to my life 0
the past is alive... 1
... 1
standing on the edge 2
my smile... 1
anxiety 2
my reality 0
another view... 0
untitled... 0
jagged pill 2
in the dark 1
what to do 1
how can i... 1
life... 3
a crust of pain 1
keeping me weak... 2
my dark world 3
another night of wondering 2
in the attic 4
i hold most dear 2
the me inside of me 2
another day 1
dreamed in a dream 2
a year in the life (dealing with death) 1
i look... 1
where my secrets are kept 1
a mouthful of words 2
i will not fear (when my eyes are blind) 2
i am aware (i'm already dead) 7
standing in the silence of my own shadow... 3
a blinding dark 1
growing pain 3
the longest of nights 5
... 7