Negative Exposure (Contradicting Worlds)

Negative Exposure (Contradicting Worlds)

A Poem by Richard Mueller
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I'm getting decent at this prose poetry thing

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Those eyes are daggers, delicate and intricate, 
seeing right through me into that blank slate of a wall 
And so, you found foundation and dust in between, 
a world unseen by masses for it is hidden for none to see 
Wouldn't it be pure bewilderment, seeing what is hidden, 
for that would make it not so secret anymore
While it may be simple plaster and once furnished wood, 
it is the imagination which, in turn, makes it so magical 
See, you see each dust particle as a fairy's small lights,
the cross-stitched planks of wood are towering trees, 
ever-seeming to stretch so far, so magnificently 
The bit of plaster that was once smooth as the most beautiful stone 
is now a distant memory for me, and for you... Well... 
You see the world differently than I, you see I differently than I, and 
you see the wall, now torn apart to almost nothing, differently than I 
Plaster is not plaster, wood is not wood, and dust is anything but 

reality. 

© 2017 Richard Mueller


Author's Note

Richard Mueller
Feedback appreciated! Rather than "free-verse," of which I used to do much of, I enjoy this prose poetry styling -- it has a more structured, disciplined form of rhythm.

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I like the structure. It doesn't sacrifice the flow of free-verse, and your language is beautiful

Posted 7 Years Ago


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Added on January 11, 2017
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Tags: Fictional, Daggers, Eyes, Wall, You, Me, World, Difference, Magical

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Richard Mueller
Richard Mueller

River Grove, IL



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Written in digital ink, I implore to you my thoughts for they are something you'd be intrigued by, I would think The Poet And The Singer, Both With Silver Tongues PS I'm 17, but to be able to read.. more..

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