city of time

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saw
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city of time

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I write about what I can see
as I stare into the smokey morning
I also write about what I cannot see
with these bloodied eyes, the ones in my brain

my baby blues are useless in that world,
it would be easier to spit out my life in Braille,
the archives are long dimly lit hallways,
shelving surrounds the walls with tales piled from toes to skull

I like to wander the aisles hands in my pockets
stroll the rooms of laughter, peruse the rooms of pain
open the closet doors, rummage through neural crates
of fading memories, leaf through twisted dusty folders

but where should I start
it would take an organizational savant
to sort out this mess, I'd need
an army of Martha Stewarts to show me the tricks

to point out the shortcuts, I'd need
a squadron of Dear Abbys to see through
all my bullshit, give the proper counsel
without pulling any blows, the sucker punches that landed

so I roam, a cerebral nomad
looking, but not buying, a weary window shopper
with sketchy assets, a loiterer
lost in the city of time
the death of empathy is the birth of barbarism
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justwalt
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Re: city of time

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smokey morning, Hmmm...
I'd start there man
many is a word
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whoaisme
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Re: city of time

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i agree with walt.

i did enjoy the idea of an army of Martha stewarts

and a squadron of dear Abbys

me, myself, i could use an armada of Oprahs

:lol:

keep writing hard!
"From the sudden invasion of a mind not my own in the world. This I will record. For whom? For m y s e l f, beyond denial and beyond indifference." - Philip Lamantia
saw
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Re: city of time

Post by saw »

walt, whoaisme, ...and ton ( welcome to S8 btw )...thanx fer the particulars...appreciate it
the death of empathy is the birth of barbarism
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