Dangling Participles is a painting by Richy Sharshan
I’m half in,
dangling,
always a possibility.
What will cleanse me
of filthy thoughts of you
reaching like fingertips
flushed with oils,
midnight baths
in madness?
Droopy years,
gravity sinks into me
like the rocks,
the collapsed stars.
Immunity comes
only in the spiraling
universe
of your eyes.
Sure, I will slip first,
ambivalently
abandon my point
in time and space,
having never really
committed
to being here
in the first place.
© 2013 | K.Hartless
Disclaimer: This video contains images from the movie Sharp Objects that some viewers may find disturbing. Please watch at your own discretion.
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Kinda sexy! I didn’t view the video, thanks for the warning.
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Thanks, John. I penned this almost a decade ago. Can’t believe it. But I think that level of longing is sexy. The video was shocking to me, which I think says a lot.
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Wow, ten years ago! Thanks for letting it out to play. ❤️
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Powerful and vivid verses, K! 🙂 Thanks for re-sharing such memorable poetry.
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Thank you for reading this old poem, Tom. Odd to think it was almost ten years ago when. I penned it.
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a great piece K with some intriguing thoughts and play on words.. let em wait and wonder.. 🤣❤️
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Thank you, Cindy, for always giving me such wonderful advice.
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Oh you’re so welcome altho I might be way off track.. xo 💞
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Love the flow of this, “gravity sinks into me” this resonates!!
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💜 Thank you, Tricia. I felt it today Christmas shopping. When did it all become so exhausting?🤣
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It’s a great question, wish I had the answer! 🎅🌲🎅
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There’s a melancholy in this verse that resonates with me. It’s beautiful, K.
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Thank you, Jeff. I wish I could go back nine years and tell that version of me, it’s okay to go all in, when your heart tells you to. 💜
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I completely understand. It took a while for this heart to thaw, and, in fact, it’s still in the thawing process. 💜
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