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dead eyes, disillusionment, Fear, Frozen hearts, glitter, marble foyers, People watching, Poem, Poetry, purple, suits, tram tracks
Vanilla flavoured suits disguising
Poorly hidden madness
Trying on blank slate faces
Pinstripes like disillusionment
Nothing reveals the sadness
Like dead eyes above
Tastefully expensive ties
No hair product, no lipstick
To conceal this blemish
Tension leads to numbness when
It can’t be understood
Searching finds a pint or two
And fear buys the next round
So I try to breathe compassion
And openness and love
But I’m only half awake and
Never sure which half
Asleep enough to empathise
Awake enough to care
Let’s colour your pinstripes purple
Sprinkle glitter in your hair
And look to where sun and sea
Sing pretty rhythms within
Bringing life to marble foyers
Clackety-clack tram tracks and
A skip in your step because
You know, oh you really do
~Svasti
Your poetry is like a breath of fresh air. Love it.
@tricia – Why thanks! This one just kinda wiggled its way out from funny corners of my mind…
forgive them ’cause they know but what they know.. and nothing more until they do…
very nicely written poem!
@eddie – I think that’s true for all of us, no matter how far along the path of awakening we are. But yeah… that’s true! And thank you 🙂
Ooh, Svasti, I like this!
@Lydia – Hey, thanks!! 🙂
Just a quick note, my dear friend, as I am catching up with your blog. I really loved this poem!
Melinda
@Melinda – thank you, your comments and thoughts are always much appreciated!
I enjoy this. Very much. Apt, fitting details capture so much more than lengthy description sometimes.
I stumbled upon your blog the other day and like what I saw/read. I’m “collecting” blogs that I enjoy and linking them to mine mostly for my own purposes because my following is …slim…to say the least. That’s okay. I like the idea of writing as exploration and as a healing process. Yours seems to do that. Props!
@Ashley – Thanks for stopping by and commenting. It was nice to re-read this post! Just checked the date and realised I wrote it over six months ago but I haven’t really looked at it since.
I’d be interested to know the URL of your blog if you’re willing to share. It’s always great to see who’s out there and what others are writing. 🙂