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Spoonballin'

Contributed by Mangos on Thursday, 5th January 2006 @ 06:28:58 PM in AEST
Topic: oops

The opening line requires the most finesse
If attracting attention
To a spectacle of dedication
Is the prevailing intent

The first words must contain sustenance
If meaning
Is to be gleaned
If dirt off the floor
Is meant to be cleaned
The sentiment must be as it seems
Sincere

Its conventional wisdom…
Its modern expressionism…

Using features of symbolic gestures
The creature has learned a language
He speaks it
And then writes it
On the walls of his cave
Dwelling in the shades
Of an empire of cliffs
A fire burns in the delicate mist
The sound bypasses the elegant drum
They shatter one by one
Oppositional defiance
A shutter severs the ties
The alliance is bound to rise
Fully realized
Exposed and demonized
Made to feel like kings
Once the throne has been compromised
After the peasants have revolted
Pegged nails in your crucified-
Eyes

History is the fortune teller
The present is a novelty
A best-seller
A fictional account
Of real life events
None of which amount
To make any sense
Forward past-tense
Lowered expectation
Of misread content
Misuse breeds neglect
Open seas infect
The land as it is laid to rest
The sand as it breathes its last salty breathe

The inference needs to be clear and concise
As the summation of the synopsis should be precisely precise
If breaking skin and wine was the intention of the night

Bones would be doubly nice
Inside feels alright
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Copyright Â© Mangos ... [ 2006-01-05 18:28:58]
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Re: Spoonballin' (User Rating: 1 )
by EmpressTayloria on Thursday, 5th January 2006 @ 09:45:23 PM AEST
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the opening stanza was perfect.
i loved this poem, your word choice was amazing, and this entire poem has the rhythm of spoken word, which can be very hard to achieve.
the fourth stanza is beautiful. i kept being drawn back to it and i think i may have read it 6 times out loud before i could move on.
this poem was amazing, i hope you continue writing.

loria.

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