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A Play On A Play On Words MAG
November 13, 2008
When the tides change
I’ll be free
to drown among my people
in the ancient lands of nowhere
nowhere you would go
with a head upon my hat
and feet upon my shoes
it’s time to go inside
to survive
the cold of the air conditioning
in my room it’s harsh living
with the lights turned off
no one makes a sound
except the pitter patter of my soul
across the aluminum roof of my mind
like raindrops in your eye
all you are is a blurred image
thoughts once clear
are now hard to see
I have to retrieve my telescope
just to see you
still leaves me empty inside
’cause I think it’s my fault
that I have no idea
but I don’t know what to think
or where to begin
so I just sit and wait
for the tide to come in.
© Lydia E., Escondido, CA
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vannanodrama GOLD said...
on Sep. 6 2011 at 9:56 am
i love this !
A_____ said...
on Aug. 15 2011 at 5:24 pm
Wow. This is melodic, is the word I would use to describe it! Of course, great poetry can't be described in words.
Laura_Oliver GOLD said...
on Aug. 15 2011 at 12:23 pm
This would make a really good song, especially the 'stanza' that rhymes..."But I don't know what to think/Or where to begin/So I just sit and wait/For the tide to come in". And I would really appreciate it if you checked out my poems, like "True Colors". Well, anyway, good job!!!
NothingSpecial BRONZE said...
on Aug. 15 2011 at 11:07 am
I love this poem! It is very creative and just beautiful!!!
VintageWriter BRONZE said...
on Aug. 15 2011 at 11:02 am
I love this, the emotion, the feeling, the play on words! Every thing about it just wow! Amazing, well done sir, well done.
HateKnuckle SILVER said...
on Aug. 14 2011 at 10:55 pm
Little difficult to understand. Its what I imagine it would be like to read James Joyce. Interesting and good cause you have to read it over again.......and again.
I like pie said...
on Jul. 27 2011 at 12:19 pm
I don't want to sound weird, but i'm not a member, and i really want to be. May i please use someones password?
LunaIsNotHere BRONZE said...
on Jul. 24 2011 at 11:53 pm
I don't get it :)
MonaLisaSmile GOLD said...
on Jul. 24 2011 at 9:34 pm
Really really good! :)
MorningStar15 DIAMOND said...
on Jun. 27 2011 at 9:55 pm
wow I am in l o v e <3
Brilliant! I loved how the poem says the opposite of what is expected in lines like "It's time to go inside/ to survive/ the cold of the air conditioning/ in my room it's harsh living". The poem also does a good job capturing the emotion of the speaker. Well done.
RanaHewezi1998 SILVER said...
on Jun. 10 2011 at 5:49 pm
dAt's AMAZING!
Andrewsaur BRONZE said...
on Jun. 10 2011 at 3:51 pm
February 2009
leafy said...
on Jun. 10 2011 at 3:39 pm
what issue is this poem printed in?
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