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They Offer Tears

Posted by threeleafshamrock on August 22, 2009 - 21:09
from the ABC set shamrock's ramblings

Day is night and night is day;
the morphine induced rainbows
colour my mind.
Like the migrant bird;
my job here is done
and I must follow the path home.

The sneak thief came a-creeping
In the twilight and before I
sensed his presence
he had stolen all.
Just the shell remained
to face the darkness alone.

The tubes gurgle, or is it just
the blood dragging itself round;
screaming at the
ailing pump for more -
like the trainer of
a flagging, exhausted athlete.

They stand and sometimes lean in
to my vision, wondering
if I can hear,
or recognize the
pity in their eyes.
I long for smiles; they offer tears...

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Comments

sarah wilson | August 23, 2009 - 07:53

Beautifully sad Chris, if that makes sense x

threeleafshamrock | August 23, 2009 - 09:50

Thanks Sarah. It is - as you might have guessed - about Cancer primarily and maybe a little about how we sometimes treat the dying; their not dead until their dead.
If it should come for me this way, I want a party going on in the background with Kinks music blaring and people around me, busting their arse laughing; not bawling like feckin babies. If I want tears I'll hire professional mourners! ;)

hilary west | August 23, 2009 - 18:38

A lively spirit petering out, yet it was somehow upbeat too !!!.

threeleafshamrock | August 23, 2009 - 18:50

Thanks Hilary ;)

MistakenMagic | August 24, 2009 - 09:03

'The tubes gurgle, or is it just
the blood dragging itself round;
screaming at the
ailing pump for more -
like the trainer of
a flagging, exhausted athlete.'

- love the images in this stanza Chris. A very moving, beautiful poem!

Magic xxx

threeleafshamrock | August 24, 2009 - 09:47

Thanks Magic XX

threeleafshamrock | August 24, 2009 - 15:48

Thanks for the cherry folks; made up ;)

littlebit59 | September 11, 2009 - 19:26

I'd freckin give you my cherry, for this one, if I had a cherry...good job!

Frances Macaula... | September 29, 2009 - 03:08

Wonderfully emotive piece. Well done!

threeleafshamrock | September 29, 2009 - 10:52

LOL, thanks Jeanne; that good huh? ha-ha XXX

threeleafshamrock | September 29, 2009 - 10:53

Thanks Frances ;) XX

Frances Macaula... | September 29, 2009 - 11:46

Perfect title, by the way...

Frances Macaula... | September 29, 2009 - 11:46

Perfect title, by the way...

threeleafshamrock | September 29, 2009 - 12:03

Thanks again Frances; yea, this one kind of jumped out at me lol XXX

littlebit59 | September 29, 2009 - 12:06

Absolutely no doubt in my mind. When's your book coming out?

threeleafshamrock | September 29, 2009 - 12:26

Probably the day after I die; it will make a shit-load of money, all my enemies will become my long lost best friends, tell each other what a wonderful human being I was and piss all the money up against the nearest wall and send me a 'Wish you were here' card...LOL ;) Thanks Jeanne.

littlebit59 | September 29, 2009 - 12:51

Yes, I'm sure you may be right about the "pissing it all against a wall" claim, but at least they won't want to disown your skills like my kin probably would mine.

This morning, I finally remembered where I came across this site. I had bought a book titled "Erotica on the Internet" about ten years back and this site was one of the very few that was still up and running when I found the book again a few months ago.

Unbelievable and one reason why I doubt any relatives of mine will ever read on here, a shot in a million so to speak. Well wait, that didn't really sound right. There is so much more to this site than a hot steamy read or two; such as yours.