Quietly>>>>>>>

 

 

Sitting

Quietly by the window

There is a thought falling from the sky

Within those simple questions of why

Those boundaries of despair

Crouching along egoistic realities

I am locked within a dungeon of philosophies

glancing with the cranium

Intellect corrupted with emotional drains of life

Absorbing this madness

Running wild across this barren turmoil of ideologies’

 

I cannot accept

Those embedded views of constant reminders

Humanity lost among them selves

Crying the shame of idol gods

No understanding of wisdom

Hidden within the depths of the soul

 

As I watch the sky of hope

The window is my barrier of sanity

It’s illusion of blue incorporating my acts of process

Reflecting upon those questions

Narrated by the decisions of mayhem on the loose

Sexual orientation has no longer become an issue

Survival already crossed that barrier

Even though the polygamists and foreign harems can’t

Quite come up to par

Sitting

Quietly by the window

My eyes don’t need to touch death

For imagination can fly the skies as

It rides the wind and carries to my mind

Sitting at the table

Starvation slips past my senses and yet

I know it is a tragedy

My other senses crawl from within my belly

Reminding me of where I truly am

I see no warlords outside my window

Or warships among the skies

Blackwater mercenaries

Haven’t secured my backyard

Yet the closeness of drug wars blends into my thoughts

No one ask me who I am or where I came from

ICE is not at my door even though I do have brown skin

 

Acknowledging immigration issues is not my assigned position

While the society of where I live wages war and hate to end its condition

Beneath it all the past comes to the forefront

Color still laughs at the concept of discrimination

Even political cries and laws of its nature exist

Brown, black, white

Native

Latino, Asian, Foreigner

Terrorist among religious fanatics

Homegrown warriors fighting against their own

 

 

Sitting

Quietly by the window

The sky turning to gray

Tomorrow will bring more of the same

And soon the setting sun

Will lay darkness upon my eyes

 

 

By Art Sun

04/27/2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reviews

[Nothing Personal]

Oh Art. This is a classic. I love how you have wrapped the truth in such a wonderful cover and presented it to us. I can feel the deep angst , sorrow, hidden despair and anger of the speaker amongst the context of a changing society with its changing issues, changing focuses..It's a beautiful read specially because the background was perfect for the emotion to unfold when u unfolded it..Great piece of poetry. And top draw stuff on your details ...

[Tasha]

Wow Art, this was amazing.

[Magdelena]

Ahhhhhhhhhh, this touched deep Art. Inside my very soul, heart and mind. Closing my eyes, I listened to the music and was taken back to long ago. To what my ancestors must have been like. Your words always brings me to them, towards the sky of peace and I felt them touch me for that split second of joyous wonder

You are fab my friend and a true artist.

Mags xx

[Chris G. Vaillancourt]

Great work here

[Lily Mae]

This takes my breath away... It's in my soul..the music, the words, the history.. I've tried to write my feelings and experiences down from my soul work and it's nothing in comparison...xx

[Chris Smith Welshpoetcs]

Now this poem is special, beautifully written.

[G. K. Bostic]

I feel the whole sorrow of the world in your words. This is quite amazing Art.

[Valentine]

The truth always hurts in situations like we all have lived through here in the states..maybe Heaven is the only place we can find peace for all peoples...not on earth that is for sure..great topic..Valentine

[steph]

This is an excellent poem, you can't explain excellent sometimes it just is.

[Theodore Ramwell]

I love this poem exelent its actually bumped my first place among my favourites good job mate keep it up. I prefer the first half to this poem more than the second half gunna rate 100 for such a nice flow of words and understand throughout what you are trying to say Keep it up.
If you get a chance take a looksee at sum my stuff your like it.
Keep writing ill keep reading.