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Dark Blue
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30 years in a Hole Dark Blue claims so many things-
blood, sweat, fear, frailty,
from the world, from ourselves.
Dark Blue is a brutal force,
coercing emotion into a shallow grave;
unmarked and forgotten.
Dark Blue is a cloistered cell,
lavishly furnished with defiled dignity
and good intentions.
Dark Blue, so often adrift
on bloated bigotry,
equivocation or depravity.
Dark Blue too often
shrouds luminosity, occluded brilliance,
or simply tarnishes.
Dark Blue can even
fade to black, unnoticed.
I've never commented on this one but,
But I've read it often it is so powerful, so where words fail me probably because I know the source of the poem and how deep it runs. I will instead congratulate you on 1000+ reads and hope for many, many more! Hugss.
Don't let any one shake your dream stars from your eyes, lest your soul Come away with them! -SS
"Well, it's love, but not as we know it."
"occluded brilliance"
So many items absorbed and claimed by Dark Blue, an infinite realm inhabited by everything with worth but lost or oppressed and forgotten. Nice picture of what is relived during a depressed period. A bravo write - from the mind. ~Lady A~
This one is amazing
WOW
I love love this
It truly is amazing
very imaginative and very captivating
Keep it up!
Thanks!
I enjoy your work as well.
I like this. It's really
I like this. It's really good.
yea
I just can't be with any other feeling than anger and hatred
I tried reading it and thinking of a cop and what they give up to bea cop and itjjust kept flipping back to me seeing a cop being turned bitter and resentfuland angry at the world, and going from something nobel to evil over time, dark blue to black
Much Love
Ashley
:)
ok so I never read comments that author's post on their work because always like to see what I see in their words, but just so you know, I pictured dark blue as a metaphor for police officer the whole time.
that being said, I currently have a ddistain for the police force so when I read it the entire poem was sinsiter, more like a blaming finger at the law rather than noting the price one pays to be a cop
I must go re-read it with that context now....
do not be shocked if you get two very different critiques
Much Love
Ashley
Reading your work, I
Reading your work, I understand. There is often very little justice in the justice system.
:)
thank you for your understanding love
and sadly you are right there is often very little justice in the justice system, however for me true justice is when everyone hurt by the situation has been healed and can live a full happy life, so even if the justice system worked, it wouldn't be justice for me :)
Much Love
Ashley
Not being a cop, I can
Not being a cop, I can imagine that everyone's life choices are just as morally ambivalent. I like it when someone is willing to squint at those shades of grey. I heard you were good! ;)
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Thank you so much!
Thank you so much!
it would be interesting to
it would be interesting to know with what you associate dark blue..
others might say the midnight sky, the deep sea, blueberries
Thank you for being on this forum, sharing your deep mind
Thanks for the feedback! I'll
Thanks for the feedback! I'll send you a message.
'shrouds luminosity, occluded
'shrouds luminosity, occluded brilliance'... wonderful
If you put a brief reference to the meaning of 'dark blue' in your footnote,
it would open up several layers of meaning for those of us like me who are not as psychic
as we would like to be
It's a magnificent poem thank you
Dark Blue
Nice Write
I take partial credit for this one cuz of my SN
haha :)
Another surprise ending!
I like the way this poem builds up with every verse, leading us to that last verse. Apart from the small typo in verse three (an instead of and) I think this poem is amazing! You have a wonderful way with words. Well done!
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Thanks for the feedback and
Thanks for the feedback and I'm pleased that you liked my work!