Now.I.KnowA Poem by MidNight
Stone.me..BREAK.me...Caste.me.away and.there.i'll.go,....to.a.place.far.away.from.shame Where.monkeys.climb.trees.of.purple.poison and.water.lilly's.colapse.before.fire.flies.can.moisten Where.the.stench.of.death's.awful.breath.is.ever.near Fogging.up.the.rummy.bottle.of.a.pirate's.Black.Beard and.moonlit.Natives.bond.with.fire.to.come.and.play Away,.farrrr,.away,..is.a.better.place.. There.i.was,.and.here.i.am,,now there.i.go,,watching.my.past.self.long.before.i.ever.became,,this. Now.i.knw.what.it.means.to.need.something.to.believe.in.. The.layers.are.all.peeling.off.me,.so.many.layers.ive.shed But.why.is.it.all.about.me,.the.tears,.and.what.ive.bled? Why.must.i.critique.yesterday.while.i.paint.my.future's.self.potrait... I.wish.i.could.say.im.seeing.another.side.of.me.for.good,, And.if.this.is.what.the.seeing.eye.takes.in,.its.gaze.is.misunderstood I.used.to.wish.for.so..many..things....And.now,,All.i.want.is.peace Its.harder.to.make.magic,,harder.to.learn,,harder.to.make.ends.meet Though.as.much.as.i.understand,,I.dont.knw.why. There.i.was..and.here.i.am.now,,under.a.raining.sky Awestruck.by.lightning,.in.a.blunder.of.rolling.thunder Its.too.dark.to.see,.too.cold.to.breathe,, Now.i.knw,.wht.it.means.to.need.something.to.believe.in Break.Me..Stone.Me...Rape.me...Choke.me Caste.me.away. and.there.i'll.go...to.a.place.far.away.from.shame Where.Locusts.have.their.fill.and.vomit.their.babies and.parasites.disease.human.flesh.with.scabbies Where.the.stench.of.Death's.awful.breathe.is.crippling knawing.away.the.writer's.pen.of.a.Rudyard.Kipling In.the.Jungle.is.where.the.Heathens.flee.to.worship Away..farrr.away...is.a.better.place,...curse.it. © 2009 MidNightAuthor's Note
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