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Outside
Contributed by
skinny-little-punk
on
Friday, 26th July 2002 @ 04:03:08 PM in AEST
Topic:
Lifepoems
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It’s summer, the city at dusk.
Night is slowly creeping up the skyline,
Closing out the holes in the air.
There are holes in me too,
Gaping, precariously covered with Saran wrap,
Waiting for a jolt or a misstep to come undone again.
I sit on the curb at the base of a sign
No Parking Anytime
And watch the children play across the street…
It’s late August, and the air has the quality
That it never has in any other month
And the final rays of sun are almost orange against the concrete.
The children slowly scatter as sun fades into shadow,
Running up doorsteps and into apartments,
Somewhere safe, where they are wanted.
I walk across to the empty basketball court
And sit under the hoop, scuffing the pavement with my worn-out shoes,
Feeling the lingering warmth of the asphalt
And wondering where everything I know has gone.
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2002-07-26 16:03:08]
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Re: Outside
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by ginsdance on
Friday, 26th July 2002 @ 04:26:02 PM AEST
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you share this moment so well. it has a beauty and a mystique about it... and a sadness as well. Great write!
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Re: Outside
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by Clarity on
Friday, 26th July 2002 @ 10:50:46 PM AEST
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beautiful writing as always. i really enjoy reading your work. you capture so many emotions in your words. keep it up!
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Re: Outside
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by Chrissie on
Saturday, 27th July 2002 @ 02:06:09 AM AEST
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I'm increasingly impressed by your writing Josh..everything you are turning out is so well written ...you have your own distinctive style. I love the whole atmosphere of this one
Chrissie x |
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