"We've Never Been"

"We've Never Been"

A Poem by Davidgeo
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from a fairy tale exists the very brave child, in a house made of cloth and glass


an impossibly fragile home

that never does fall down


after all

after anything


alone

among many people

     a child would say something akin to. . . "mama, what does it mean to be done?"


she asks

    to begin again

before it even ends

           again

for the first time

        (alive people know f**k all)



          about death

(insert obfuscation)

                              children are brilliant

and grieving ruins it

                       time leaves us no choice

but to lie about it

               so...

  "darling, it means to start again."

(eventually)

                  or never

*cheers to lyin' to her ; )*


  f**k

© 2017 Davidgeo


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opening line takes me right in ..house of cloth and glass .. mixed with the faeries ... how wonderfully brave children are ..well put says i! without obfuscation ;) thinking of how children grieve is heart wrenching ..hard enough for adults to cope ..i remember clearly when one of my buddy's Dad died (around the 4-5th grade) it was sudden ..unexpected .. an Italian family the "after funeral" was held at his home .. i felt so helpless .. did not know what to say to him .. so i didn't say anything ..when i looked to the adults for some kind of guidance i thought they were all as helpless as myself ..only they made vain attempts at consoling cliche' ... i love how you lift up the children in this poem ..and that it deals with death and dying ... we don't "know" what happens after death .. it remains the domain of Faith alone ;) and Janis is one of my top favorite blues singer ...
E.

Posted 6 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Davidgeo

6 Years Ago

Janis Joplin made some damn fine music before she left. I'm glad you enjoyed this.
Einstein Noodle

6 Years Ago

yes she did .. she rocked the house and my bones every time .. one tough cookie!



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opening line takes me right in ..house of cloth and glass .. mixed with the faeries ... how wonderfully brave children are ..well put says i! without obfuscation ;) thinking of how children grieve is heart wrenching ..hard enough for adults to cope ..i remember clearly when one of my buddy's Dad died (around the 4-5th grade) it was sudden ..unexpected .. an Italian family the "after funeral" was held at his home .. i felt so helpless .. did not know what to say to him .. so i didn't say anything ..when i looked to the adults for some kind of guidance i thought they were all as helpless as myself ..only they made vain attempts at consoling cliche' ... i love how you lift up the children in this poem ..and that it deals with death and dying ... we don't "know" what happens after death .. it remains the domain of Faith alone ;) and Janis is one of my top favorite blues singer ...
E.

Posted 6 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Davidgeo

6 Years Ago

Janis Joplin made some damn fine music before she left. I'm glad you enjoyed this.
Einstein Noodle

6 Years Ago

yes she did .. she rocked the house and my bones every time .. one tough cookie!
very nice to read this poem glad to read this thanks for sharing

Posted 6 Years Ago


0 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Davidgeo

6 Years Ago

you didn't read a word of this. please, don't embarrass us both with your token reviews. maybe it .. read more
ooh I like this ...

to view the world with a childs eyes ... something unattainable once we are tainted ...

where's your head at just now?



Posted 6 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

KWP

6 Years Ago

right ... there you are ...
Davidgeo

6 Years Ago

no, here WE are. ya gay homo aids patient.
KWP

6 Years Ago

i'm not in Illinois man!!! Yo!

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