tarnished icons by Matthew Sharp you tempt me with light in my darkest depths who can see under your lens? light bends i destroy myself to quantum closer to its abyss to protect me from destroying the universe the 'eye' in the 'all' makes it so small against figures so massive it collapses space and throws life boats into the chaos of acclamation the light beams on an empty ruler faded from uninterest and misuse coming out from under the sea of excess i collapse into infinity searching for eternal comfort shell absently tossed around the lost and found fighting for recognition to be the first thing that pops up 08/13/2007 Posted on 08/14/2007 Copyright © 2024 Matthew Sharp Member Comments on this Poem Posted by Kathleen Wilson on 08/26/07 at 02:04 AM the strength of love and aiming for that precious all embracing "eternal comfort shell" to me encapsulates the most basic and pure of human wishes... to go beyond the noisy surface of things to the depths... where the precious transforming seed is hidden... it feels as if this would be possible, that in the seeking the light is always on the verge of being turned on, if only... this poetic urge, this passion drives us... it is possible that recognizing this urge is the treasure itself... to turn this into poetry as you do, this is what we can do... in my view... and it is a thrill, as here... Return to the Previous Page   pathetic.org Version 7.3.2 May 2004 Terms and Conditions of Use 0 member(s) and 2 visitor(s) online All works Copyright © 2024 their respective authors. Page Generated In 0 Second(s)