Pursued

Been a while, and I've missed all your amazing works... going to try to get caught up on my reading. Happy November!!@@#!!~

I've counted them all, 
five in total. 
Five hundred perhaps five million more after that.
I've counted them to get them solid... 
Solid for to eat them up. Line them up like peas on a spoon.
I've run from them.
Fast, and my feet burns underneath.
I've run to India. 
I've run to Mars.
The key to outrunning is not to look 
back.

There, I just did. 

I've colored them with periwinkle and yellow moon-glow crayons.
So carefully in the lines, I stayed.
Bright cheerful hues 
to banish out the dark. 
(You can't color out the dark.)
Oh, I've faced them,
Damned foolish.
Face them, they'll multiply.
like a drop of water expanding 
into a bucket of water
into a creek of water
into a river of water
into a monsoon.
Face them and you give them life.
Now you'll know they're real.
Now you'll know 
that it holds hands
with
what can be.
Slick and satisfied, devouring mirth.
On it's back I climb stealthy-
ride it like a crocodile,
it can't lick you way up there
satisfied smile...
Oh, lover lover, 
You can't bite what you can't reach. 




sahn 10.11.14

Author's Note

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Reviews

[Troy Henson]

Thought provoking indeed. Can we ever really out run our past and is looking back ever that bad. The demons wether we like it or not will always be there. A lesson learned is a lesson earned I say. May we forgive but never forget.

[Shannon April Alice]

thank you troy, very on point with what was in my head at the time of writing this.

[The Rock And Roll Cowbo..]

So nice to see some new poetry from you… you can try to run and hide from love but it will always find and catch you….
I can also see this poem as a person trying to escape their inner demons…

Either way I enjoy this fine piece of written art.

[Shannon April Alice]

Cowboy it's the only time i EVER outrun my demons. i've tried various other methods. The methods were worse than the monster ;) thanks for your welcoming words. i've been writing. ill add some of the others... i've been working very hard on a blog please visit it if you have the time. i'd love that...truly. xo shan

[jacob erin-cilberto]

if we give physcial, emotional and mental stature to those demons of our past...we give them eternal life...if we look back, they catch us...
we must just move forward and out of reach.

i really like the metaphoric nature of this piece...and you leave it open for interpretation...

nicely done.

[Shannon April Alice]

yes jacob, very in tune with what i am trying to say.... so i'm always thrilled when you comment. read moreyes jacob, very in tune with what i am trying to say.... so i'm always thrilled when you comment.