taken

i had a dream 
that i was pulled 
through time
like an arrow
fast forward 
i flew
into 
halls of decay
decked for demolition
my body falling away
like peeling paint
all my
emptiness 
left in the dust

19 thoughts on “taken

  1. Melissa

    i Liked this one wherever I found it… but never came back here. You wrote exactly what I saw when looking at this. Beautiful. One of my favorites.

  2. christopher

    World's EndThe dust settled downafter you passed, laying onus all, a thin filmcoating everyoutcrop of hope or dream leftafter our tumbleon this bloodless plain,this wasted dry and crackledcrush of graveled bones.

  3. dustus

    Like how your words take flight like a shot arrow. "All my emptiness left in the dust" …Can definitely relate to that feeling. Fantastic line in an excellent poem. Cheers

  4. nance marie

    oh, i had forgotten to add the photographers name.it is now added, and there is a post about him at the one stop poetry blog,along with many links, for poems, at the bottom of that post.and yes, camel :-) you got it spot on!the halls..decked is a parallel to the christmas carol.thanks for noticing.

  5. shrinkingthecamel.com

    Holy you-know-what! This is incredible, and the way it aligns with the spooky photos – Did you take those??? I LOVE – "Halls of decay, decked for demolition" (a small parallel to Xmas?) and "my body falling away like peeling paint…" Shoot. I LOVE the whole thing. I want to savor this one.

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