This Poem was Submitted By: David Michael Jensen On Date: 2001-02-14 16:47:17 . . . Click Here To Mail this Poem to a Friend!

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Down

 Nocturnal.  Complementary moonlight fuels the soul.  The world is still now,  And I am alone.  The townies and drunkards have staggered home,  The murderers and rapists have called it a night.  - Just me alone.  In a time of little light.  No one to mock;  No one to stare -  A quiet,  peaceful world,  Where I couldn't care.  Looking down a pint glass -  one more drink,  just to ease the pain.  So i can be at ease again,  and keep myself sane.  Its attractiveness can be sweet. Bitter. Neat.  But for me it's much more  than the occasional treat  One more drink, just to ease the pain-  Keep my mind ticking, take away the blame.  Its kick can be powerful,  or subtle all the same,  but it still fuels emotions-  Still breaks away the chains.  One more drink-just to ease the pain-  Then i can go home-  and live with the shame.  Every day.  Pressure.  Living in their shadow,  up to their expectations:  No doors close,  But none open,  Just a continuous hallway of  Shit.  Don't give me your money!  I don't want it any more.  Don't make me feel guilty!  I can't take it any more-  Just let me fucking breathe  I am what I am                         You will not accept me   I will be what i will be           You cannot understand.           Pain is my reality      God is my enemy             Fear is my fantasy  Death is my destiny                    My mind is my escape.                    Power is my ignorance                   Knowledge is my freedom.                Open your eyes and look inside         Are you satisfied with the life you're living?                   Show me the dead stars-                      All of them sing.                                 I don't trust me-                                 Why should she?                            Heh. Lucky Corpses?...                                       Dead, Cold, but FREE!

Copyright © February 2001 David Michael Jensen

Additional Notes:
Capitalization all over is deliberate, e.g. "i", and at beginning of lines. Lineation is also deliberate. Please notice varying stanza break distances - yes, deliberate too. :). The damn computers only have a set-sized hyphen. In the original, handwritten version, all hyphens are of different lenghts, the shortest ones being "One more drink-just to ease the pain," and "I can't take it any more-" no more than bullet points. Puctuation is extremely important and deliberate. Please look up the word "complement" before you think it's a typo and should be "compliment". I myself don't like the last single line.. any suggestions? This poem first appeared under the title "Slime", in 2 now-defunct online "e-zines". I retain copyright.


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