Vacant Images

Foul stench permeates my air space

perfumed ghosts waft eerily upward

trying to see beyond as past creeps

melted into the scenes of confusion

fractions of pieces decimated

sweet & salty memorable recognition

parts of a whole that linger still

my mind a thousand miles away

body parts still vacant and in captivity

faces that weave in and out of sanity

making sense of puzzle parts

just the sound of my name

the dance of surrender against will

chilling, sweating, screaming, crying

then it's over and you cringe

i want to convulse into oblivion

all that's left are shattered images

i don't give a flying f**k and i care

it's not the norm for child innocence 

thought patterns should be of swings

free as a bird to be whomever

doubts elusive behavior par for the course

left with staggering work to fit

black and blue turn to crimson

letting go to unfold the story

drawn in time after time

no child's fairy tale, just a riddle

never to be resolved or forgotten

Author's Note

I thought I had included this note, but the painting is another done by a dear friend of mine Starq, it was our collaboration for new dreams..Sweet Dreams.

Reviews

[LA Lorena]

you weave a lot of images here with these lines, and ask many questions. Unfortunately, most questions will remain unanswered. I wish I had the answers for you. It seems to me that the more I know people, the less I know and understand why we do what we do. Maybe that's why I like dogs?

I do like your poem though, very much. Now stop pondering deep s**t, and lighten up!

[Frieda P]

hahaha, I can't help it, my head goes to deep s**t so often, I think you'll find my next read lighter, or perverted hahah ;-)

[LA Lorena]

I hope it's perverted. I'm getting tired of carrying the PERVERT HERE banner on my own. Kimmer was helping for a while, but when the cops stopped us to see if we had a permit, she got distracted by the uniform and went to go have a drink with him. Haven't seen her since. My fookin arms are getting tired too.

[Frieda P]

LMAO!! I hope I don't disappoint!

[LA Lorena]

Well, it's okay if you do. It will give me a chance to use my new "go to review line". Nice Avatar!

[Frieda P]

haha I repeat, bi_atch!! Spit that!

[Ruth]

Fabulous!
What can we do but trust our intuition...some questions shall never shed light...
As always, lovely write hon xox

[Frieda P]

Thanks muchly Poppy, always love your visits :-) xo

[fiery-san]

Such vivid imagery and emotions... your poems are so expressive and captivating. Good job. ^_^

[Frieda P]

Thanks so much for your kind words, as always. :)

[Rosa Carlyle-Mitchell]

'i want to convulse into oblivion' - aaaah.

I'm a punctuation freak, but somehow you manage to crochet the images together without it so wonderfully!
Love this. X

[Frieda P]

I don't think about punctuation much in my poetry, I guess I'm just a plain old freak, thanks muchly! ;)

[luviva]

well, that was well created and the vivid imagery just allows your reader to drift off and dream of what it means being a child..." free as a bird"

[Frieda P]

If only...thanks for the read

[Robin]

the unbearable lightness of being ... This poem - touches .

[Frieda P]

Thanks Robin, much appreciated

[Ahmad Cox]

Very beautiful painting and poem

[Frieda P]

Thank you kindly...

[DrD]

You did it again, weaving images that many of us have known and then relating them to who we are. Are we made of those experiences or were the expriences made by us? I truly like this poem. I sincerely mean that. It teases with its suggestive lines and then hammers home a contemporary opinion. Really nice work.

[Frieda P]

Thanks DrD, your reviews always manage to make me contemplate my own writing...

[KAOlmsted]

Without darkness, light would be monotonous...thanks for sharing this with us, Frieda.

[Frieda P]

I suppose, there's darkness, and then there's darkness.....thanks kimmer

[KAOlmsted]

True that, girl...

[The Rock And Roll Cowbo..]

Nothing sadder then kids who never get to feel the freedom of carefree innocence before dealing with the harsh realities of the world. Who ever robs them of that has committed the ultimate sin in my book.

[Frieda P]

I agree with you there 100% Dale...thanks

[The Rock And Roll Cowboy(REBEL WITH A CAUSE)]

You are welcome.