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Crossing the Sea to Swim
Contributed by
Sagacious
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Friday, 11th March 2005 @ 10:41:25 AM in AEST
Topic:
spiritual
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Our skins are more honest
in disseminating our uniqueness
than our brains may ever be:
our flesh, when lain exposed
and accountable,
which crawls and sweats,
makes us itch,
and betrays our inside-outness
through ignoble display
of the scars which mark us;
and so, I close my eyes inside my skin,
my welted flesh, my only home--
and with my arms outstretched,
(like Adam's) in effigy,
I am my own cross,
and I am the cross I bear
as I cross the sea to swim
in the intellect's dubious tide.
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Sagacious
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Re: Crossing the Sea to Swim
(User Rating: 1 ) by Fionndruinne on
Friday, 11th March 2005 @ 07:07:05 PM AEST (User
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I like this. Excellent expression, and a thought-provoking subject. Methinks I shall read it again in future.
well done.
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Re: Crossing the Sea to Swim
(User Rating: 1 ) by ladyfawn on
Saturday, 12th March 2005 @ 11:10:06 PM AEST (User
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brilliant write, a pleasure to read:) hugs n' love nessa
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Re: Crossing the Sea to Swim
(User Rating: 1 ) by Former_Member on
Monday, 14th March 2005 @ 07:36:32 PM AEST (User
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I am my own cross,
and I am the cross I bear
as I cross the sea to swim
in the intellect's dubious tide.
How wonderfully said. I thought this whole piece expressed such truth, even in your teaser at the start. Thought provoking, and certainly one to savor.
Thanks for this -
mj |
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Re: Crossing the Sea to Swim
(User Rating: 1 ) by Former_Member on
Thursday, 17th March 2005 @ 02:31:43 PM AEST (User
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"my welted flesh, my only home--"
Indeed. Worth another read, for sure.
Thanks, Sagacious. |
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Re: Crossing the Sea to Swim
(User Rating: 1 ) by FleurdeSang on
Thursday, 17th March 2005 @ 03:20:15 PM AEST (User
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My god, Kris... This is incredible!!! PERFECT!! Thought-provoking, enchanting, and vibrant in its colorful words!! LOVED THIS!! I'm glad to see you are still writing gorgeous poetry, mon ami!! Always a pleasure to read your work! Thank you so much for sharing this with us! All my love to you and the family! Forever,
Your dear fleur,
Stephy! |
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Re: Crossing the Sea to Swim
(User Rating: 1 ) by Spike on
Tuesday, 19th April 2005 @ 08:50:39 AM AEST (User
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Yep, works for me. The skin I'm in reflects my sins, my sacrifices and betrayals, but your's is a much more eloquent analysis of mind and body and its complex interface, the honesty of the physical and the masks of the mind.
Spike |
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