My Ongoing Exploration of Life
My Ongoing Exploration of Life
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This is a poem I wrote in 2012. I imagine all of my poetry set to music but I am rarely able to come up with my own tunes. This one I imagine set to the tune of Learning To Fly by Pink Floyd. Digging through relics Day after day How did they work? How did they play? Broken fossils Are all that's left Was the way they lived The cause of their death? Their names long lost Their dreams never done Nobody knows them No, not one Was she a peasant? Was he a scribe? Question is, did anyone Know them even when they were alive? If I was gone Would you miss my support; how I always tried to help? If I was gone Would you miss my insights; how I always saw through tricks? If I was gone Would you miss my jokes; how I always tried to entertain you? If I was gone Would you miss my attention; how I embraced your quirks? If I was gone If I was gone Would you ever wonder what went wrong? Would you think I was insane? Would you find someone to blame? If I was gone Friend of harlots Frauds and thieves A wino, a glutton Was this your creed? Enemy of the law Enemy of good Casting out demons by witchcraft Or misunderstood? Want us to rape you What does that mean? Did you marry for love? Why do you smell like a teen? Wise men say You were the king Do any remember The way your hips used to swing? If I was gone Would you remember the foods I liked? If I was gone Would you remember the books I read? If I was gone Would you remember my favorite dinosaur? If I was gone Would my catchphrase finally catch on? If I was gone If I was gone Would you ever wonder what went wrong? Would you think I was insane? Would you find someone to blame? If I was gone Would you ever wonder what went wrong? Would anyone find this song? Would anyone even notice? If I was gone Who would wonder why? If I was gone Would they look for clues? If I was gone Would they find my blog? If I was gone Would they find this song? If I was gone Would they buy my books? If I was gone Would they buy my shirts? If I was gone Would they search my notes? If I was gone Would they understand? If I was gone Would they find my lists of things with no description? Can they read my shorthand? If I was gone Would they understand? If I was gone Would they make theories? If I was gone Would they make interpretations? If I was gone Would they ever get it right? If I was gone Would they ever know? If I was gone Would they cut th...(uncomfortably abrupt ending)
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AuthorMy name is Dan. I am an author, artist, explorer, and contemplator of subjects large and small. Archives
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