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driving in at two am

May 6, 2013
By migwam ELITE, Tumwater, Washington
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migwam ELITE, Tumwater, Washington
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"Never let the future disturb you. You will meet it, if you have to, with the same weapons of reason which today arm you against the present." --Marcus Aurelius

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nothing like a hometown
slipping in silently
two am tired as
nobody noticing
familiar soft breathing
as families sleeping
in homes I know…
gently…
the world a bit wider
in moonlight behind me
doors closed like mountains
or mountains like doors
and the soft heavy sky
a blue lover above me
wearing diamonds or
angels or pearls
so i’ll find my way quietly
in a world that will welcome me
home when it wakes
on a soft bed of dawn,
gently…
the world a bit wider
in memory behind me
and everyone waiting
for something.

© Ben S., Stony Brook, NY

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Mckay ELITE said...
on Jul. 8 2013 at 4:24 pm
Mckay ELITE, Somewhere, Virginia
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&quot;The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do.&quot;<br /> &mdash;Apple&rsquo;s &ldquo;Think Different&rdquo; commercial, 1997<br /> &ldquo;Crazy people are considered mad by the rest of the society only because their intelligence isn&#039;t understood.&rdquo; <br /> ― Weihui Zhou

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Just exceptional. You're phenomenal. And I'll never get tired of saying that. I know you'll make it when you're older in this writing industry. If no one else, I know you will. This is just wow. The metaphor of the sky being a lover is one that I'm like cr*p-why-didn't-I-come-up-with-that-one. Impeccable.
candlelightwriter GOLD said...
on Jun. 14 2013 at 5:48 pm
candlelightwriter GOLD, Kirksville, Missouri
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&quot;Secretly we&#039;re all a little more absurd than we make ourselves out to be&quot;-- J.K. Rowling.

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I think I understand the meaning of life now-- and it is this poem.