All Made Up

All Made Up

Sails unfurled with

no wind to fill them

a woman I've never known. 

Some dreams that satisfy      some not   but

 

all made up

Singing moons to the deepest purple waves

Lines of a new social intercourse       

in my eyes 

I look peering through dust and grey

Grey farmhouse windows with

peeping webs

where ..............flies are stuck and buzzing

Everything around 

is broken down 

fallen ..... brown and down with rust....... abandoned 

sludge-like grey, the ghosts      that are frightening 

even those

are all made up

time races then crawls then goes 

nowhere and yet everywhere

all made up like eternal tumbleweeds 

wrestling within their thorny brown briars

wrestling to cling

(please don't throw me in the briar patch!)

the memories of a life time

break apart and scatter like

cracking atoms to bits and pieces

pieces speaking in faery soughing songs

swirling down ebon vortex funnels

funneling               fading.

water through my fingers.

slipping,

withering away   

  

all made up 

09/25/2024

E.

Author's Note

Reviews

[Stella Armour]

First read and then the video brought me to dementia, although maybe that wasn't the intent of the poem as we all interpret things differently according to our own experiences.
A nightmare all the same, snatches of decay living and then fading into the ether lost in memory of was it real or fantasy...
Perfect video for the emotional imagery you portray here Gene... so different and i really enjoyed reading it... :)

[Einstein Noodle]

i love how you see this one, Stella ... yes! dementias certainly play into our memory thing. aging causes all of us to be affected in some way or another .. letting go of memories can also be freeing .. thank you for sharing specific things that moved you .. on both the poem and the music. i had to look a bit to find the song "I don't remember" ;) love on ya Stella and again thank you for the visit and review
E.

[Stella Armour]

My pleasure Gene ....

[Lydia Shutter]

"time races then crawls then goes
nowhere and yet everywhere" Surrealistic feel to this poem and I especially liked those two lines. The music is not my taste for sure, but goes well with the poem. Is this a dream sequence? Very LSD trippy if you ask me. :) Your poetry always leaves me guessing, E. Still, it reveals a smidgen of your brain. I like it. Lydi**

[Einstein Noodle]

ahahahaha .. well ... who can say if it's a flash back or not .. so many things are surreal in this very concrete world ... yes! those lines are important for this poem for sure .. don't ask me why .. i like the funk in the music .. reminds me of talking heads ...who i really like .. thank you for paying attention to it .. i thought it did kind of fit .. love on ya Ms. Lydi! thanks so much for all your support
E.

[Fabian G. Franklin]

They say art imitates life. If that is so then one person's delusion or representation might accurately depict the reality or express the view of another because everything, including personal experience, is relative. I like the thoughts this piece inspires. It's a great write, very much enjoyed. F.

[Einstein Noodle]

i feel grateful for the deep dive you took on this one Fabian .. thank you so much! the things that are relative and subjective don't have an anchor, in my opinion; but .. as artists, poets, writers etc .. it has to be .. trying to express what we, as individuals see, feel and taste are a multitude of perspectives .. thanks so much for making me think about what i wrote in the this ... may "stuff" ;) be well my companion and friend .. here at the Cafe'
E.

[Lorry]

I enjoyed muchly reading this E, but how did you get that subliminal music to plat in my head as I read it?
You know the one! "Life is but a dream....(shh-boom shh-boom)
But I do concur. Everything, everywhere all at once (to use a recent excellent movie title quote) that we have strived for, lived and dreamt, struggled to achieve, loved and lost, is all made up...Which does beg the question, if it is all made up, then why oh why oh why, am I craving a nickerbocker glory so much right now, when surely it would spoil my dinner?
Answers on a postcard to the infinite unknowing and the winner shall receive a completely made up prize! 😃

[Einstein Noodle]

thanks for reviewing and sharing your glorious thoughts Sir! we do make up a lot of stuff don't we .. your review gave me a good chuckle .. thanks again Lorry
E.

[emmajoygreen]

Have a feeling that, in spite of the work involved, you enjoyed writing this wondrous work! Both sides of the fence at view, back to the light on one side, facing brightness on the other. Thoughtful reality made a fine visit and left the marks of both metaphor, natural wording within a poem of amazing visual worth.

' time races then crawls then goes
nowhere and yet everywhere
all made up like eternal tumbleweeds
wrestling within their thorny brown briars
wrestling to cling'

Read the above and find the value of reality set in language 'divine'

[Einstein Noodle]

wow Ms. Emmajoygreen .. you have certainly blessed me with this review .. thank you so much for your thoughtful reading and sharing your impressions .. my "stuff" these days is on a very low and slow burner .. not much work as it takes months to get the gumption to give it a go .. so happy you enjoyed .. love on ya!
E.

[emmajoygreen]

Words like yours are precious, sir. In the sharing you are giving people a touch of yourself - and its warmth matters!

[MsJewel]

I love the images you have shared in this beautifully written piece. A joy to read your words :) Julie

[Einstein Noodle]

Ms. Jewel .. it is too long since crossing streets .. so happy you stopped, read and reviewed and more importantly .. found something ok with this one .. i'm headed your way presently .. thanks again for the visit ...right at the Cafe'
E.

[Re-Pete]

some great metaphors used herein. helplessness as one kneels to the dominance of time having its toll. filling its void not an easy thing as you remind. i could do without the scary farmhouse but some memories are well worth holding onto. i;m sure elon musk would love to sail without needing wind. very deep, well thought out nicely written. great all around poetry.

[Einstein Noodle]

ahahahaha .. yeah .. that farmhouse eh?! you gave me a fine chuckle this evening .. i, honestly, don't pay a whole lot of attention to Elon .. other than i know he is conservative, rich and wants free speech and real things brought to mind .. i may be mistaken ... but for sure ... he has been successful and bears the finantial fruit of it ... i deeply appreciate your review Pete! the way i write is always in danger of going to far into an abstract, generalized miasma .. so happy you felt this my friend .. love on ya
E.

[Arundass TP]

Rolled up in life. Great poem. The words are powerful

[Einstein Noodle]

thanks for the visit Arundass! your handle always gives me a chuckle .. and TP to go with it .. quite the sense of humor ... glad you found something worthwhile in my poem and thanks again for taking time to review
E.

[Arundass TP]

Welcome friend

[Soren]

Feelings of despair, hopelessness, a sense of uselessness and anguish over the rot of time. Dark and grey. So well worded in poetic form. Nicely done Einstein

[Einstein Noodle]

thanks Soren .. for the return visit and input .. yep .. kind of a dark one for sure :)
E.

[Einstein Noodle]

i hope something makes it worthwhile for those who read and especially those who respond as well. peace and joy ... right here at the Cafe'
E.

[Neville]

I wouldn't have missed the party for nothing .. there's always too much at stake and anyway, this portal is but a gateway to dreams untold except in poetry .. They might not come along that often these days .. but when they do, they are invariably so very well well poemed .. My regards to you, your pen and your muse my friend .. Neville :)

[Einstein Noodle]

thank you very much Neville .. you are very kind and i truly appreciate your encouraging review :)read morethank you very much Neville .. you are very kind and i truly appreciate your encouraging review :)
E.

[Neville]

Always welcome Mr. E .. ever the pleasure .. N :)