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Description :::::;;;::;;(())))::::;;;;::;::;;;
;;(()):::;;;:;:;(())));;;;::;;:;
;;;::;:;:;;(((sky))::;;::;())):;
            scrApers            
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and.plexIglas
s
window--s

l i t
       t er

thecitylandscape

and D()VES
              f    l        yy   '/"'/"'/


;
indifferent:to:the:world:below

and.the.

sub
way

t/rain/s
pass

b
e
l
o
w

us
.now.

be
low
the stale earth;(indifferent:to:the:sunlight)

and
the


                    last

train


                              
                              is
                              a r i[vv]i n g
                              now



and the
                    first/train
      is departing
           <<<<
and the

d o v e s

           fly.aboVe

and the
           sun.rays
                         shine down


and the

                t/rain/s

                                  have left the statIon


[EX cept for one, arriving:and being greetedd by DOVES ]






    :::  the.only.passenger  :::
              exi/s/ts
           )exits/exists(

             through.the
            sidedoor.and
          the.helpful.ghost
           takes:his.coat

        and.the.onlypassenger
          heads.up.(ascENDs)
               t: he


     S
        P
           I

              R
           A
      L
        
       :S
           T
                [A
                 I
                 R]
            C
         A
           
           S  
               E\\\and(UPwards)in:to

concreteandsunlightand

(((SKY)))
!!SCRAPERS!!
!!        !!
!!        !!

and.he.paces.the.streets

and he shoots the messenger

and he eats the doves

and he breaks a window

and he walks through walls

(where did all the people go)

sentiments.on>fIRe
ashes.of.IDEALS

and )the only passenger(
waits for his train again

as he.paces
the concrete expanse

dead cars
piles.of.bones.and.sediment
litter.the.streets.

andthe

((SKY))

   S
   C
   R
   A
   P
   E
   R
   S

havenosoul
(no.purpose)
(no.reason)

and.the.doves
wonderwhy

and the last:train has left the station
but one is always arriving

and

))the only passenger((

continues his voyage

and the cars pass
and the trains rumble

and the sKyscrApers are silent

and the doves fly

and there is nothing there:so why do we pretend?
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Comments: 7

jewlogic [2009-03-02 17:02:03 +0000 UTC]

i really love this poem!
do you mind if i use a few lines in my art work at school?
I'll credit you!!
its nothing commercial,
just for school.

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spacesuitcatalyst In reply to jewlogic [2009-03-03 23:01:49 +0000 UTC]

: O

oooold one. hurts for me to read it. haha.
yeah, sure, go for it.

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jewlogic In reply to spacesuitcatalyst [2009-03-04 13:44:14 +0000 UTC]

wooh!!
ahaha but i love it!!

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MrIgnominious1 [2007-10-23 02:32:05 +0000 UTC]

oh hon i love this... all of your poems are so aesthetically pleasing.

connor oberst is my fav songwriter (he's hot). i bright eyes.

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PlanetaryFox [2007-04-01 05:30:50 +0000 UTC]

Is the length of the piece supposed to convey the skyscraper feeling?

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spacesuitcatalyst In reply to PlanetaryFox [2007-04-01 17:14:49 +0000 UTC]

The height of it is

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Dirty-Paint [2007-03-31 22:28:51 +0000 UTC]

very nice. I like this, mainly the d()ves. I just really like doves.


Also, the form is nice, tall like a skyscraper.

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