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Scarcely Heard Truth

August 6, 2011
By MumblingMelanie DIAMOND, Jackson, Missouri
MumblingMelanie DIAMOND, Jackson, Missouri
79 articles 0 photos 210 comments

Favorite Quote:
Don't be a victim; be a titan.


Gravity
Was never kind to me.
It forced and pressed
And I was fixed to the ground.
My legs were stiff.
My eyelids were heavy.
I saw only as far
As my neck allowed.
So I drag myself
Across these vacant streets
Down a murky, forbidden alleyway
Behind a dumpster crammed with
Everything we’ve ever lost.
There I kneel
Next to a shattered man;
An acrid aroma scents the air.
He turns to me,
Glances at my weighted legs,
Appraises my clouded eyes,
And shakes his head.
“You mustn’t let
“Your anchors keep you down.
“Cut the rope,”
He tells me.
“Live.”
And before I can ask
How to set myself free,
I hear someone call my name,
And then the alleyway
Is host to just one
Again.
The truth has gone astray
In the unforgiving dark.
And no matter how hard
I search for that man
In that alley,
In that street,
I cannot find him.
And to this day,
My legs are stiff.
My eyelids are heavy.
And I am still
Stuck to the ground,
Neck bent backwards,
Eyes hungrily inspecting the sky.


The author's comments:
This is about being free (how original) and if, given the chance, you should just LET GO. Which is really awkward sounding, but yeah.
And the guy behind the dumpster is, in fact, a homeless person. So, yes.

"Every man can see things far off but is blind to what is near."
--Sophocles

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on Aug. 14 2011 at 5:08 pm
secrets_of_silence GOLD, Gisborne, Other
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Favorite Quote:
life had i loved the more
had it but passed away
as quietly as the day
ebbs from the darkening star.


-emanuel litvinoff

ohk well he sounds like he has a philosophy major so maybe hes just down on his luck

on Aug. 14 2011 at 5:07 pm
MumblingMelanie DIAMOND, Jackson, Missouri
79 articles 0 photos 210 comments

Favorite Quote:
Don't be a victim; be a titan.

I don't know...the history of homeless people has always interested me, so I decided to write about one. :D

on Aug. 14 2011 at 5:03 pm
secrets_of_silence GOLD, Gisborne, Other
12 articles 0 photos 439 comments

Favorite Quote:
life had i loved the more
had it but passed away
as quietly as the day
ebbs from the darkening star.


-emanuel litvinoff

so where did you get the inspiration for him

on Aug. 14 2011 at 5:01 pm
MumblingMelanie DIAMOND, Jackson, Missouri
79 articles 0 photos 210 comments

Favorite Quote:
Don't be a victim; be a titan.

Bwahaha! He sure is. :3

on Aug. 14 2011 at 4:57 pm
secrets_of_silence GOLD, Gisborne, Other
12 articles 0 photos 439 comments

Favorite Quote:
life had i loved the more
had it but passed away
as quietly as the day
ebbs from the darkening star.


-emanuel litvinoff

wow what an amazing homeless guy