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I exist in the voices,
in sounds-

gentle, ricocheting against
the loud bass in the background
and speaking in hushed tones
in corridors where the tiles
are no longer bleached white.

I exist in that TV volume, defined
by the bars that identify the
intensity of my intent,

exist in the grrr grr grinding
of thoughts into an unpalatable
mush, that I got served for
dinner,

I am defined by the water striking
the s(k)in(k) surface, I am that

you no longer pay attention to,

the mundane, I am, the (l)ord-inary.

splash…

I split like a water bubble.

I am not my self(ves).

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Linking it up with Poets United Midweek Motif.

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10 thoughts on “id

  1. Whistles!!!!! This is spellbinding 😀 especially love ” I am that you no longer pay attention to, the mundane, I am, the (l)ord-inary.” Beautifully executed.

    Lots of love,
    Sanaa

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  2. This made me think of being hospitalised – the off white..the need to be invisible in order to survive..prove our sanity and get out and be once again..powerful especially in combination with the paintings

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  3. Interesting reflections on where one exists and how one’s existence is expressed in the world. Especially effective wordplay in various lines of the poem. I enjoy this kind of thing, and you do it so well.

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  4. Sounds like this person has lost his way. I am not my self(ves). Caught in two worlds wanting to be noticed in between the mush of life.

    It was good to read your words again.

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  5. Beautiful, HA, even though the topic is sensitive. I love that the poem strikes across more than one sense.
    Whoever is lost, should see the hope of finding something new that will be better!

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