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Old 04-22-2008, 10:03 AM   #1
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As we struggle through this no-man’s land
Of conversational oddities
Can we ever truly connect?
The things we’ve left unsaid
Through the ages
Can we find a way to bridge this gap
Maneuvering through this mine field
Of things best left unsaid?

The trite necessities of conversation
Pasted over important issues
That shall never be discussed
Alluded to
Pondered about.
Impossible to trust another
With the most secret parts of whom we are,
Fearing treachery and shame
Yet longing for tenderness.

Trying to wiggle our way
Around this walled off space
Of serious things we cannot say,
For fear and mistrust
Cannot allow us to stray
From society’s conventions
No matter our dismay.

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Suggestions? Is there a line that could be written better, a word that doesn't quite vibe with the rest of the line, punctuation that's needed? I haven't really edited it, because I couldn't find any better way of putting it; so suggestions/edits are very welcome!
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Old 04-23-2008, 05:04 AM   #2
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Dear JB3,

I read your poem and found it flowed resonant to my experiences. No critiques here, but here's my dialectical resounding to your sound and fury in every verse. I'm adversed to my silence, so for what it's worth here's my epiphany to your request of edit to your ownership of verse. The inspiration of my words are from your verse and are neither better nor worsted. Thanks, unfortunately I enjoyed your struggle.

(9r9r8r6r4r9r8r6) * 9r9rr9r6r4r9r9r7)
As we struggle through this no-man’s land
As we struggle through this fallow land

Of conversational oddities
of contentious wastes of oddities

Can we ever truly connect?
can we recover our disconnect

The things we’ve left unsaid
when things unsaid assail

Through the ages
soiled by stages

Can we find a way to bridge this gap
can we lone find ways to abridge

Maneuvering through this mine field
maneuvering of mind fields betrayed

Of things best left unsaid?
by geometry best unfelt

(11r9r7r4r4r9r10r7r7 * 10r9r7r4r5r10r6r6)
The trite necessities of conversation
The triangle of need's conversation

Pasted over important issues
pastes over memory's cursed tissues

That shall never be discussed
that can never be abused

Alluded to
alludes to faults

Pondered about.
pondering about

Impossible to trust another
impostors trusting one another

With the most secret parts of whom we are,
with secrets of what's cryptic so apart

Fearing treachery and shame
fault treachery and sham

Yet longing for tenderness.
yet longing to be touched

( 7r6r9r5r7r8r6 * 7r6r9r6r7r8r6 )
Trying to wiggle our way
Try to wrangle this horror

Around this walled off space
beneath this enclosed trench

Of serious things we cannot say,
above such serious serous waste

For fear and mistrust
for foolish love and rust

Cannot allow us to stray
rubbles friendly fire estranged

From society’s conventions
from culture's bleating rituals

No matter our dismay.
No matter our despair.


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I understand and give thanks to BJ3.

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Old 04-25-2008, 12:01 PM   #3
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Thanks! I'm not sure I quite got all of what you were saying, but will ponder on it some more.
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