Untold

Set the scene
To a man waking at dawn
In front of an audience
To lovers reminiscing
Outside of a small cafe
At midnight
To a woman breathing
In all of the air
Existing in an open field
To a child opening
The front door on her
First day of school
To a boy returning home
Only to find scattered
Pieces of chinaware
On his living room floor
And his mother crying
To the sounds of jazz
Within a bar during the late
Hours of night served
Over drafts and liquor
To the new generation
Of Youth and coming
Of age in the suburbs
Without a worry in the world
To Detroit warfare
And mindless violence
Stretching across cities
To love at first sight
In the bookstore
Over coffee and poetry
To hipsters and activists
Parading the campuses
Swallowing tear gas
But never their words
To the wilderness
Filled with beautiful
Nothingness
To alleys filled
With needles
And lost hope
To sadness walking
Along highways and
Beneath bridges to sleep
And cry

Reviews

[Rohin]

really a good poem....I liked it.

[screw this.]

Brings back a lot of memories.. XD
Vivid :)

[Eddie Phillips]

I love the visual apprehension of this poem. You set the scene beautifully. It works because you paint the idea out systematically and pull us in. I enjoyed it and look further to reading more.

[icelandicblue]

There are endless untold stories, some beautiful and some tragic. They are there and when we look from without we can only surmise what their stories are.

[TL Boehm]

An eloquent spill of poetry - each "To" its own story yet when put together - a description of the world as so many see it
Well penned.

[Ravyne Hawke]

Wonderful listing and imagery, Tyler.. indeed so much of this is untold, unknown, unspoken and unseen. Great job here.

[Luke Rawlings]

A really good piece, you wield the imagery really well! I can think of no criticisms, you have definitely written an amazing piece.

[Baby Ricochet]

Oddly beautiful,.......................

[Anna]

This is really great. The first thing I got out of this, is that it could be used as a spoken word in a coffee house. That you could take this as a mirror to society and speak it with a little attitude. I personally think you could guild off of this and make it longer. If you were going to use it for a spoken word in a coffee house ever I'd suggest making it a bit longer, but as of now, this was really good. i tip my hat to you

[Ellie EM]

I love this poem...good job, keep it up! ^^