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Once upon a time the world was sunshine
Every door opened onto an adventure
Every sky shone upon a new world
None of which were unreachable

Now the subtle lines are showing
Tiny marring strokes of reality
Staining the Mona Lisa
Shining spotlights on the Venus de Milo
her missing limbs and imperfections
Chopping the faces off old statues
Molding new ones from the snide critiques of
Self-absorbed and bitter enemies and
Pasting it on with the same
Permanent Sticking Charm
That kept the past fastened to the wall for all to see.

I remember times from long ago
And feel the strawberry kisses slipping away,
Beaten to the ground by the rains of time
And that dreaded inevitability
Of “growing up”.
The acrid smells of
Raspberries
Dead roses
Chewing gum
Cigarette smoke
Creep around the corners of time
From the past, to haunt the present
Words drown in the tomato juice
Leaking from my mouth
Spilling over to the floor
Where strangers trod carelessly and track them
all over the stainless-steel floor.

Tell me, Isis,
What made your demeanor so pure,
So firm, so kind?
Did you learn to love Osiris?
When did you decide to
Mourn him and flood the river-banks?
The Nile has not ceased
Nor has your grief
For that one tiny scar
Eclipsed by infinity.
Is it true, Goddess,
That even your battle scars
Never truly heal?

Rooms are bathed in
The strange, unfamiliar light of
Monotony;
we are nothing more than
Hermit-crabs
Abandoning the shell when it grows too tight
Lest we remain trapped in its swirls.
Can a human be like the hermit-crab?
Live alone, die alone,
Love then mate then run away
Abandon places you’ve outgrown
And never let the memories race you
To the unforeseeable finish line?

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Tak-Jak inspired me...but it isn't quite as good. Just getting the feelings off my chest...this kind of writing is really, really fun.

Inspired? I can tell.

Strawberry kisses.
Egyption Gods (Though I prefer greek)
Metaphors galore.

I absolutely loved it.



This was one of my favorites.

And I loved the whole thing about the Hermit crab.
I don't see why you dont think it is good.
I enjoyed it immensely.

And I know this kind of writing is fun, that is why I do it.

Did it right yes, but if you keep doing it we might have to have a competiton, you and I.

heart heart heart heart

Oh, it's on, Bunny-Tak. It's ON.

It was like Tak's writing, but it had you in it. As soon as you said chewing gum and cigarette smoke... Very poetic.

Yay! Sounded pretty and very nice.

But as Z said, I didn't understand some of it... although this is coming from the writer in the guild who writes nothing but comedy xd

*There isn't a smiley for this*

To start off I thought this was an amazing poem. However it keeps talking of pain. I wish we all could get over the subject of pain and suffering and possibly learn to live in a new light - it doesn't have to be pure light or pure darkness. It just has to be new and just right for us. On a side note- before I took on my new role I felt like the hermit crab mby perhaps I still do in more ways than one. Which leads me to ask can we all really learn to live in a new light by doing it all ourselves?