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Until there is no more  

senfully 55F  
618 posts
3/1/2021 5:07 am
Until there is no more


In the song of the man in his room in his house in his head remembering
And then no more?

—Thomas McGrath, "Ordonnance", The Gift of Tongues

This poem has a soundtrack. 2 songs that play along with it are "The Knife Feels Like Justice" by Brian Setzer, and "Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through" by Meat Loaf.

Until there is no more
started January 31st, 2021

I remember the songs
crying from the radio
the words I couldn't say
giving expression to the searing pain
helping my soul fly away
until there was no more

I remember my room that was light pink
the color my fear still is today
the secrets in there breaking open
like the stains on the carpet
that everyone must have seen
the tears in your broken eyes
that could not be cried
until there was no more

I remember the house that room was in
a house that was no home
me a hermit crab without a shell
war without and war within
until there was no more

I remember what was in his head
the self-loathing, isolation
paranoia and bitterness
that were his gift to me
from father to beloved
until there was no more

What remains
is the remembering
and the not remembering
reality shimmering
into and out of existence
until there is no more.

69ereatwetpussy 61M
6774 posts
3/1/2021 5:50 am

Your in a better place
Let the past be past
Move forward you have a home
You have someone that cares about you
You live and breath every minute of the day
Open your mind and eyes to see
Walk walk walk
Look at the beauty with in you
Let it shine like the sun
As far as he bright blue sky
Your soul is still with you
Don't set it free
Walk in the woods with me


kamaruhl3 63M
4985 posts
3/1/2021 8:21 am

a moving peace. thank you


MrWrong4RghtNow 57M
2439 posts
3/8/2021 11:56 pm

The scars of the past not only remain in the present but also affect our futures if we allow the dark secrets to be all we remember. Forgetting isn’t the answer. The hardest thing to do is to change how we react to the world outside our periphery. Remember one thing and tell yourself this:” I’m still here. I survived. I’m stronger than I realize. “

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