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Array ( [sid] => 135068 [catid] => 1 [aid] => mick [title] => Labels [time] => 2007-06-09 04:58:52 [hometext] => A response to those of you who need to put me in a smaller box, in order to understand me. [bodytext] => I am not a poet,
I only write.
Wrestling restless thoughts.
Keeping myself awake
throughout the lonely night.

I am not an artist
I just paint.
Animating restrained humanity,
with every painstaking stroke
of this horse’s mane I hold.
Creative control
over the soul’s
only goal.
Victory over death!
Its stronghold over the remaining glory it has left,
an impression to be remembered,
cherished memories of gold
embedded in every bold stroke.
Death beheaded upon my bloodstained canvas.
If bloodshed
could get
you to heaven,
than I would be a saint.

I am not a republican or a democrat,
debating over legislation,
the lesser of two evils
this or that.
I am not a revolutionist or an evolutionist.
I am not an existentialist, a humanitarian.
Environmentalist, or vegetarian.
I am not a pragmatist,
or an animal rights activist.
I am not a Good Samaritan,
or a utilitarian.
I am not a conservationist,
or a conversationalist.
I am not an atheist,
or a Satanist.
I am not a Buddhist, a Jew,
Muslim or Hindu, or Christian,
or any of the other self righteous religions,
I see them all as equal paths to wisdom.
God grants the minds eye its vision.

I am not you,
or him
or he
or she
or we,
I am not even me.
I just Am!
And that’s all I need to be.
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Contributed by Cannabiskilla on Saturday, 9th June 2007 @ 04:58:52 AM in AEST
Topic: abstract



I am not a poet,
I only write.
Wrestling restless thoughts.
Keeping myself awake
throughout the lonely night.

I am not an artist
I just paint.
Animating restrained humanity,
with every painstaking stroke
of this horse’s mane I hold.
Creative control
over the soul’s
only goal.
Victory over death!
Its stronghold over the remaining glory it has left,
an impression to be remembered,
cherished memories of gold
embedded in every bold stroke.
Death beheaded upon my bloodstained canvas.
If bloodshed
could get
you to heaven,
than I would be a saint.

I am not a republican or a democrat,
debating over legislation,
the lesser of two evils
this or that.
I am not a revolutionist or an evolutionist.
I am not an existentialist, a humanitarian.
Environmentalist, or vegetarian.
I am not a pragmatist,
or an animal rights activist.
I am not a Good Samaritan,
or a utilitarian.
I am not a conservationist,
or a conversationalist.
I am not an atheist,
or a Satanist.
I am not a Buddhist, a Jew,
Muslim or Hindu, or Christian,
or any of the other self righteous religions,
I see them all as equal paths to wisdom.
God grants the minds eye its vision.

I am not you,
or him
or he
or she
or we,
I am not even me.
I just Am!
And that’s all I need to be.




Copyright © Cannabiskilla ... [ 2007-06-09 04:58:52]
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Re: Labels (User Rating: 1 )
by Whisper on Saturday, 9th June 2007 @ 05:27:44 AM AEST
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Intersting write that. Nice write airy and free flowing. You can feel the sense you try to convey. Thanks fer sharing

Whisper


Re: Labels (User Rating: 1 )
by emystar on Saturday, 9th June 2007 @ 09:31:47 AM AEST
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And you have created a masterpeice as far as I'm concerned.
You are very wise and a beautifull person.
Big huggs, smiles,
emy


Re: Labels (User Rating: 1 )
by deadheadpoet on Saturday, 9th June 2007 @ 11:09:42 AM AEST
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I dig the write, man. Good stuff here.
Peace,
Laura


Re: Labels (User Rating: 1 )
by Tot on Saturday, 9th June 2007 @ 10:25:45 PM AEST
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I really liked this...life really isn't about fitting into the "box" that everyone wants us to be in..people tend to make us into what they see us to be and not how we see ourselves...Again I really liked this! I love reading your work~Tot (Kandice)




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