Uncomplicated Time Poem by Patti Masterman

Uncomplicated Time

Rating: 5.0


My dreams now are tepid, composed as they are
Of slackened sinews and uncomplicated time,
New rift valleys to dam forgotten faults-
Or the insidious extension, of skeletal fingers.

They call out in my dreams for more days,
Their stories ended before the obvious conclusion;
The lucky ones all died in their sleep-
But others died awake, and never knew it.

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Eric Cockrell 18 May 2012

the last line is a real kicker... thought inspiring!

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Johnathan Juarez 18 May 2012

nice. it has a strange pessimism that makes u wonder, is that what happened to me? (i wonder if i died awake asometimes, i hope not.) beautifully brutal in that sense. good addition

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