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Future Tense

by John G.Hall 

Posted: 14 December 2004
Word Count: 96
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Future Tense

some times pass
others are sticky,

they catch their ride
on the heart's ache,

a sweet war child
a napalm jelly baby
sucked on by life,

some times escape
others are captured,

inside the network
working within us,

crossed fuse wires burn
the oily waters of blood
black and blue at peace,

some times are in waiting
up ahead around the bend,

future cutting me off at the pass
refusing to be kissed on the lips,

as for now the tongue
rolls in the cheek,

tasting the blood
of my own bite.


John G.Hall(C)2004






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Account Closed at 20:17 on 18 December 2004  Report this post
Loved this - it resonated with huge themes of war and relationships and plans etc. A particularly powerful ending gave me a big punch to ponder on.

Should it be "heart's ache"????

LoL

A
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Lottie at 00:30 on 21 December 2004  Report this post
Hi

I found this interesting to read and it's left me wondering - more so about life and how we come to pass!

regards,
Lottie :-)
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Mr B. at 14:35 on 30 December 2004  Report this post
Whereas a lot of poetry can have a sterile, detached feel to it, this has a certain grittiness as though looking into the mechanics of the theme. In particular
crossed fuse wires burn
the oily waters of blood
black and blue at peace


nice,

Anthony
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