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Absence
May 28, 2012
Tendrils of fog
seep into this hollow,
oceans of mist,
perpetually reverberating ripples -
a hazy composition;
I could drown in this song.
I grasp at waves of emptiness
while the soft whispers of slumber
fill my ears:
awaken.
It's easy to forget in these echoes
that something can be nothing,
but no matter how deep I go
there is always deeper to sink;
there is no escape from the
layers and layers of undulating sound -
there is only infinite time to sit and
listen to the silence of someone missing.
© Michelle K., Vancouver, WA
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This article has 6 comments.
AlaskaFrost GOLD said...
on Sep. 1 2012 at 7:14 pm
thanks so much! i was aiming for that. it was partially inspired by the deep, ocean-y sound of "Weird Fishes/Arpeggi" by Radiohead!
AlaskaFrost GOLD said...
on Sep. 1 2012 at 7:13 pm
thank you!
missscribbles SILVER said...
on Jun. 28 2012 at 10:21 am
I love this poem, it's really beautiful and haunting
silverwolf63 BRONZE said...
on Jun. 24 2012 at 8:26 pm
Spooky but enchanting. Interesting style kinda like some of mine.
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