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Array ( [sid] => 65541 [catid] => 1 [aid] => mick [title] => I DO NOT COUNT [time] => 2004-09-29 05:57:19 [hometext] => Just another wail from the maelstrom of my lost soul. [bodytext] => (I realize that this is two bad poems in two days, but it is a very bad week, so far. I expect there will be more. Then on to the bright, shiny, smiley person that is me. Oh-oh, that could be another wave of inspiration, or just another dive into the vortex.)




I do not count.
I have no say.
I am insignificant.
Just the throw away.
I fight no battles,
But, bear scars of war.
I shout no hails,
My spirit is too poor.
My soul is heavy
From the skirmishes of late.
I cannot fight this,
I grow weary of the wait.
Time is pressing onward;
There is none left for me.
All around suggestions;
It is fine, just let it be.
Maybe they don’t need me,
The ones I love so much.
Their words are but a whisper
To the shouting of their touch.
The actions are much stronger,
They drown the gentle word.
I love you is lost between
The angry voices heard.
So, what is left inside of me,
When all is said and done?
How can I find a peace,
When my response
Is but to run?
Go, find a place that’s quiet,
Where I feel safe and gay.
Where I can find the thing
I’ve lost along the way.
I can choose a place
In this world with all its ills.
Or I can jump the easy train
And rush there with my …




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I DO NOT COUNT

Contributed by Rous on Wednesday, 29th September 2004 @ 05:57:19 AM in AEST
Topic: DarkPoetry



(I realize that this is two bad poems in two days, but it is a very bad week, so far. I expect there will be more. Then on to the bright, shiny, smiley person that is me. Oh-oh, that could be another wave of inspiration, or just another dive into the vortex.)




I do not count.
I have no say.
I am insignificant.
Just the throw away.
I fight no battles,
But, bear scars of war.
I shout no hails,
My spirit is too poor.
My soul is heavy
From the skirmishes of late.
I cannot fight this,
I grow weary of the wait.
Time is pressing onward;
There is none left for me.
All around suggestions;
It is fine, just let it be.
Maybe they don’t need me,
The ones I love so much.
Their words are but a whisper
To the shouting of their touch.
The actions are much stronger,
They drown the gentle word.
I love you is lost between
The angry voices heard.
So, what is left inside of me,
When all is said and done?
How can I find a peace,
When my response
Is but to run?
Go, find a place that’s quiet,
Where I feel safe and gay.
Where I can find the thing
I’ve lost along the way.
I can choose a place
In this world with all its ills.
Or I can jump the easy train
And rush there with my …




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Re: I DO NOT COUNT (User Rating: 1 )
by Essentially9 on Wednesday, 29th September 2004 @ 10:50:25 PM AEST
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brilliant. i loved this. powerful and emotional. im surpised this hasnt has more comments. =/




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