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July 24, 2009
By CastxAwayxRhapsodist SILVER, Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania
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CastxAwayxRhapsodist SILVER, Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania
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&quot;a poet doesn&rsquo;t fear<br /> abandonment<br /> take a slice of me when you go<br /> and i will write myself better&quot;

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i observe it all
through a lens

the breathless whispers and
spotlights illuminating
every space, every stage

those poor players who
walk in shadow rattling
off soliloquies

eloquent and chaotic, yet
signifying absolutely nothing

i observe it all
through a lens

my eyes filtering colors
and fitting dull shades to a
new spectrum

the pixilated masks and grainy
smiles waxing into something only
semi-convincing

i observe it all
through a lens and...

i've found that
sometimes, second chances
just don't work

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Fangz PLATINUM said...
on Sep. 9 2009 at 12:33 pm
Fangz PLATINUM, Ware, Massachusetts
37 articles 15 photos 107 comments

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In necessariis unitas, in dubiis libertas, in omnibus caritas.

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I really like the subject matter of this one and the way you describe the things you photograph. I especially like the second and third stanzas. Brilliant metaphor. I had trouble understanding the main theme though, and I think you could've tied the last stanza in with the rest of the poem to make it really good.