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Tag Archives: disappointment
Little Girl Lost: a random playlist poem
It took a while, but I got fed up with your pretentious act: imagining each night to be some midnight runaway, a tender soul destined to be a vagabond of the western world. Did you want me to hold back … Continue reading
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Tagged daily poems, disappointment, NaPoWriMo, narcissism, poseurs, random playlist
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Palimpsest
Could be, perhaps, that nothing bad has come to me in life; or that which seems to others sad and cause for care and strife to me has been mere shadow’s play. My days’ and night’s events could look to … Continue reading
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Tagged content, daily poems, disappointment, illusion, personality, reality
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The Dead Room
I wonder why you come to hear the blues; there is no recognition in your face of any depth beneath the music’s steady pace, nor rhythm to the rare tap of your shoes. While those around you sway and nod … Continue reading
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Tagged blues, catharsis, disappointment, live music, music, repetition
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What Really Matters
Could be bitter; what’s the point? Each generation must anoint its own legion of heroes to cut down. Complaining they did not pick me this time around seems to be another way of sinking in the ground. Between the cracks … Continue reading
Isn’t That Something?
Haunted by a hurricane that made it clear who does and doesn’t matter; you learn to keep your mouth shut, though the beer you’re drinking tastes like muddy water; You’re told just pretend that nothing’s changed because illusions tend to … Continue reading
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Tagged disappointment, disillusion, domestic policy, governments, Hurricane Katrina, hypocrisy, New Orleans
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A Week in LA
After almost twenty years to spend a week out in LA and to watch through hotel windows where the rich and famous play (or at least some folks pretending to be worth the time of day, either rock stars in … Continue reading
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Tagged California, change, disappointment, Los Angeles, success, travel
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