now you see it, now you don't
now you see it, now you don't
please be patient with me
i am not the same man
I was ten minutes ago
I am a man in rat-a-tat motion
dust avoids me,
the motes instinctively understand
they have no chance
to settle upon my eyelids
just as your perceptions of me form,
just as your internal gauges see
the red arrow stop
on your incremental black line
just as you get a reading ....
i am gone
i am not the same man
I was ten minutes ago
I am a man in rat-a-tat motion
dust avoids me,
the motes instinctively understand
they have no chance
to settle upon my eyelids
just as your perceptions of me form,
just as your internal gauges see
the red arrow stop
on your incremental black line
just as you get a reading ....
i am gone
If you do not change your direction
you may end up where you are heading
you may end up where you are heading
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Re: now you see it, now you don't
crisp words,liked the rat a tat,and the image of dust knowing not to settle on the eyelids
- constantine
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Re: now you see it, now you don't
i too scoff at that incremental black line - it's very presumptive - i dare say. nice economy (the poem - not the economy)
- justwalt
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Re: now you see it, now you don't
patience, he says,
like time was something that
I keep in my back pocket...
hello... hello?
my patience is...
oh, whatever.
like time was something that
I keep in my back pocket...
hello... hello?
my patience is...
oh, whatever.
Re: now you see it, now you don't
I have this problem with money. Nonetheless, this one one heck of a fine poem and gets to grips well.
- stilltrucking
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Re: now you see it, now you don't
That way Big Brother can't get a reading on you.

One had the impression that there was dust in the creases of her face
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Re: now you see it, now you don't
I like this. Strong poetry here.
The Irish Sea Is Always In Turmoil, Even When Calm.
Re: now you see it, now you don't
thanx, one and all....always appreciate the feedback
If you do not change your direction
you may end up where you are heading
you may end up where you are heading
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