Sideways

Zoodark • 187 followers

I want release or escape
like warm days spent nowhere
like funeral pyres and leap years
dates with no-one
fears that are irrational
memories that forget themselves
gatherings where no-one’s late

I want a breathable cage
to know our limits
how we’re defined
like seagulls or whitetips
high over brine
and ships beyond evening
galleon muse
to leave without leaving
salve for a bruise

I want to lead you sideways
down the road less travelled
than our worn and weary byway
which now grows dull and dun
smother you in clouds
and fuck you in the sun

J. x

#desire #emotional-landscape #existential #general #metaphorical #poetry

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Comments & Feedback (12)

Apr 25, 2012 at 5:29 PM

👍great work!!!👍

Apr 25, 2012 at 6:00 PM

@michga thhhhhhanks, lovely :O)

Apr 25, 2012 at 6:08 PM

@Zoodark very cool man....nice ending :-)

Apr 25, 2012 at 6:22 PM

@Zoodark ...Well done on rank 40!!!😃

Apr 25, 2012 at 6:58 PM

@smellyfingers @michga Ha ha ha, I thought you'd like it, man. And thank you, Michga - a top 40 on Opuss can suck it to Radio 1 any day, right? J x

Apr 25, 2012 at 7:20 PM

@Zoodark :-) how's your new 4(?) piece band going? Let me know when you release anything please

Apr 25, 2012 at 7:49 PM

@smellyfingers will do mate. Just need to set some London dates in stone! Do you play?

Apr 25, 2012 at 8:30 PM

@Zoodark cool! No I don't play mate (wish I could), I kind of promote a cool duo who play a few free London gigs ;-)

Apr 25, 2012 at 9:34 PM

Anyone I'd know?

Apr 25, 2012 at 9:34 PM

Apr 25, 2012 at 9:42 PM

@Zoodark nah they from out of London, just finished their album, americano/country/indie/rock type they acoustic duo, female lead ;-)

Apr 26, 2012 at 11:19 PM

Very nice, great imagery. You use unusual words very well, the whole thing feels really dreamy, I love it

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