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ali, a portrait of life

by Charlie Morgan

southwest winds make me feel old, pastured.
while the man inside me looking out feels twenty.
a constant battle of desires vs skills.

the mirror works to blur me
into thinking i'm Don Quixote
slaying the endless windmills;

send away dragons of evil forever.

strap on my Walter Mitty attire,
begin slashing youth, ignorance.
as i'm Atila the Hun: Emperor:

all regions seeable with the eye.

craned necks of slanting wonder
lift and loll, a dashboard doll
in splendor of the hula dance

as the bumps cause a shimmer.

a parade of age; a paring down
of society; death awaits, no rush.
plenty of time to hem age's skirt.

everyday the goal is closer. ask.

06/03/2008

Author's Note: i am not melancholy, well no moreso than the next joe andor jane, so ali one more to you...in tribute, eh?...but this is me perceiving life in just some ways...

Posted on 06/03/2008
Copyright © 2024 Charlie Morgan

Member Comments on this Poem
Posted by Alison McKenzie on 06/03/08 at 02:42 PM

I love seeing it through your eyes, such a HUGE gift to get it from another angle. And your angles are always particularly specific, but relatable at the same time. I love all three stand-alone lines, but especially, "send away dragons of evil forever" and then, "as the bumps cause a shimmer." You're obviously way too good to me...

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