deviant art

Deviant Login Shop  Join deviantART for FREE Take the Tour
[x]
Download File
HTML, 1.3 KB
more ▶

Featured in Groups:

Details

August 29, 2012
1.3 KB
Link
Thumb

Statistics

Comments: 73
Favourites: 107 [who?]

Views: 877 (0 today)
Downloads: 5 (0 today)
[x]
If you talk to anyone who waits at red lights or cares about fashion or owns a gun, they'll know a thing or two
about all of us; all of humanity. We are all flowers, we are all little universes, we are all the underdog future.
And maybe this is completely true, and maybe some girl pierced her ear in the 8th grade bathroom, and maybe you
have sand in your shoes from that visit to the beach last week. What does it matter, is this an absolute?
We are all pieces of God, we are all forgetting about Heaven, we are all waiting politely for death to break in
through the bathroom window. You can ask the stains on the sidewalk, the birds who refuse to build nests, the
faded black hair on the barbershop floor. They will tell you that this all does matter, and if you care about your
children, it's an absolute, too. Sometimes I run through traffic lights, wear half-unbuttoned flannel and scoff
at the glory of firearms, but you can talk to me whenever you grab my shoulder and take a moment to stop sweating.
And I'll tell you that we are all muffled recordings, we are all the firefly in the jar that asks if this is Hell,
we are all the voice that replies with distant compassion: "No... not exactly."
:iconfallingasleeptonight:
Going more into short prose after speaking to some of my ever-supportive watchers. Any commentary would be great; trying to balance tongue-and-cheek with dry certainty.
Add a Comment:
 

The Artist has requested Critique on this Artwork

Please sign up or login to post a critique.

love 2 2 joy 2 2 wow 1 1 mad 0 0 sad 0 0 fear 0 0 neutral 0 0
:iconpopurii:
~popurii 5 days ago  New member Hobbyist Writer
I read a lot of poetry but not enough pieces that impress me really. This was incredible. I am so happy that I've read this. Thank you so much.
Reply
:iconfallingasleeptonight:
*FallingAsleepTonight 5 days ago  Hobbyist Writer
Really? Thank you!
Reply
:iconpopurii:
~popurii 5 days ago  New member Hobbyist Writer
No, thank you!! <3
Reply
:icontylerpuff:
Mood: Love ~tylerpuff Feb 19, 2013  Student General Artist
You have captured my interest very strongly. My mind is in awe.
Reply
:iconfallingasleeptonight:
*FallingAsleepTonight Feb 19, 2013  Hobbyist Writer
Thanks, I try
Reply
:iconclaireobie:
I can tell you have bright future in front of you, sir. Like everyone else, you pretty much leave me speechless, breathless, and in awe. PLEASE keep writing. You so obviously have a gift that you have honed to capture all these very human moments. Thank you :D
Reply
:iconfallingasleeptonight:
*FallingAsleepTonight Jan 14, 2013  Hobbyist Writer
Thanks a bunch, and I will :D
Reply
:iconcklovingston:
Mood: Love ~Cklovingston Jan 13, 2013  Student Filmographer
You just basically wrote about me, >w<
I absolutely love your writings.
They're superb and well written.
I love reading them!
Reply
:iconfallingasleeptonight:
*FallingAsleepTonight Jan 13, 2013  Hobbyist Writer
Thank you!
Reply
:iconkallios:
Philosophy. And the ending is so very dry that it makes the Sahara seem a lush paradise.
Reply
Add a Comment: