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The Ones I Left
February 25, 2011
The Ones I left
were a whine in my ear
year after year
their images burned inside my mind
like fire
Frigid since the last sighting
Like an
inescapable mosquito, they kept
biting
So I decided to go back
to the nest I left too early
When I returned
I heard whispers of
me—
gone then back again
—woven from bits and shreds of rumors,
but mostly truth
I went to see how the scene had
contorted
How the mountains had
tumbled
How my waves had
eroded
And then I saw One:
maybe a father
(or perhaps a brother)
His cheeks were stained red with angry tears
The joints on his hands were rusted
Hands that once fed me
Hands that I rusted
(Hopes that I busted)
© Jaci S., Duluth, GA
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UglyMushroom GOLD said...
on Jul. 15 2011 at 11:43 am
Yeah. And more organized.
UglyMushroom GOLD said...
on Jul. 14 2011 at 1:03 pm
Sure! That sounds fun. You mean what you post on Teenink or in email?
I wish I had you for a constant supporter for my poetry. I have email friends that help me along, but none that have that absolutely never-before-seen imagination that you have. I'm astounded. I'd feel very priviledged to have you on my case every time I posted something, and if you could even give me pointers --like where you see something I could change to make it more beautiful. You seem like someone I could flip my poems to and you would be careful with them. Am I right?
UglyMushroom GOLD said...
on Jul. 14 2011 at 9:33 am
I don't know if that helped at all, but we didd other things too. But most of all, I think I just had to try out poetry, get comfortable with it. I never really gave it a chance until that unit. Ok, I have to take a shower now! Bye!!! Nice talking with you :D
UglyMushroom GOLD said...
on Jul. 14 2011 at 9:21 am
Well, there were two people that came to our school from a college nearby who taught poetry there and they were just really crazy, outgoing people that made school fun for a week :))) But we did this one excercise that was reallly fun...we had written random words down on little slips of paper each day and put them in a bucket, then one day we just grabbed handfuls of the words and threw it all around the room. Then we had to find pairs of words that randomly fell right next to them and use them in a poem. Messy, yes, but extremely fun too.
UglyMushroom GOLD said...
on Jul. 14 2011 at 9:10 am
Thanks!!! But I acually hated poetry before we had a fun week of lessons about it in English class. It just goes to show that school is useful for something! :P
dawnof17 said...
on Jul. 14 2011 at 9:08 am
I'm hooked. I can't get enough of your poetry. I just have to shake my head in wonder.
