Put Me Under.

Put me under
because I don't want
to feel the ground shake
from the surface.

Put me under,
so that I do not have to feel
the chill draft upon my face.

Put me under. 
Put me under.

Lay me down
to rest.

Reviews

[jacob erin-cilberto]

okay, this is so "Poe"---i felt the draft....
okay here is more...on how i felt this poem.

this is personal..the way things are going in this country and the world, i look down the road 20 years and really feel i would rather be ashes than live in what this society is becoming...unfortunately i am not seeing real change for the better on the horizon.

i find this poem to be very powerful on a personal level...like you were writing me.

[Diana]

Glad my writing seems to be "speaking to you." Thank you, Jacob.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

not "seems," diana, does.

[Diana]

Thanks for clarifying. I never like to assume, so I'm a walker of "tentative footsteps" at times.read moreThanks for clarifying. I never like to assume, so I'm a walker of "tentative footsteps" at times.

[Zoomout]

Beautiful writing , I loved it

[Diana]

Thank you so much.

[Rachelle]

I certainly hope that if it were to happen, it would be the right time - when I have achieved my purpose here and when The Creator calls me to be with Him. Never by any other means. Never to any other place but Home.

[Diana]

Well, I'm glad you feel that way about yourself.

[willweb]

Diana, this is quite sad, but I really like how you have built such desperate emotions in such a short piece.

[Diana]

Hah hah. I guess that's my card. Thanks, willweb.

[Rita L. Sev]

Some days it would be easier to lay it all down - but on we trudge, amid the chill and shaking... brief but powerful piece, Diana.

[Diana]

Thanks, Rita.

[Coyote Poetry]

A wide open poem. Made me wish to know and read more. Decisions are heavy upon us sometimes. Can't figure what we are and what is our purpose? I like the logic. In the final grave. No regret, no love. Just return to dust and dirt. Thank you for sharing your poetry. You always test my old mind.
Coyote

[Diana]

Thank you, Coyote. And you, mine.

[Coyote Poetry]

You are welcome.

[Sami Khalil]

Wow. A powerful and chilling reality we all face daily. Choosing between the two darkness and loneliness in the two graves. Excellent...:)......

[Diana]

"The two graves." Yes, indeed. Thank you, Sami.

[Sami Khalil]

Wow. You are welcome...:).........

[Lydia Shutter]

Powerfully dark emotions in this one. Sometimes life is so difficult to face. Still, it beats the alternative. Well written, Diana. Lydi**

[Diana]

Thank you, Lydi. Nice to hear from you...

[SquinklaPsyOps]

Unique theme, delicately rendered with exceptional imagery.

[Diana]

Thank you.