Democratic Underground Latest Greatest Lobby Journals Search Options Help Login
Google

Tuesday Night

Printer-friendly format Printer-friendly format
Printer-friendly format Email this thread to a friend
Printer-friendly format Bookmark this thread
Home » Discuss » DU Groups » Reading & Writing » Poetry Group Donate to DU
 
WindRavenX Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-01-05 02:20 AM
Original message
Tuesday Night
Tuesday Night

I

It should be enough
you know.
But it’s not.
It does not pay the rent
fill my stomach
pay my student loans
or warm my small room.
(and it’s so cold now in Boston—
ice clings to my throat when I wake)
It should be enough
just to be sane
even for a little while.

II

They tell me
to fill my emptiness with things
I do not have the gold for.
Dull my grief with
their chemicals that my body doesn’t need.
They tell me
my fragile peace is
undesirable.
They won’t allow it.
There’s no profit for them.
(No Paxil, Prozac, Ambien, Ritalin, Vallium)
My despair
is their gain of riches.

III

Oh
When you’re gone
(or, rather, taken from me)
who’ll keep me
from tearing myself
apart.
Refresh | 0 Recommendations Printer Friendly | Permalink | Reply | Top
Rhiannon12866 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-16-05 03:16 PM
Response to Original message
1. Wow.
;(
Printer Friendly | Permalink | Reply | Top
 
nofurylike Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-24-06 01:14 PM
Response to Original message
2. superb
Printer Friendly | Permalink | Reply | Top
 
JitterbugPerfume Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-25-06 07:54 PM
Response to Original message
3. very nice
i like it
Printer Friendly | Permalink | Reply | Top
 
DU AdBot (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view 
this author's profile Click to add 
this author to your buddy list Click to add 
this author to your Ignore list Sun Dec 22nd 2024, 10:43 AM
Response to Original message
Advertisements [?]
 Top

Home » Discuss » DU Groups » Reading & Writing » Poetry Group Donate to DU

Powered by DCForum+ Version 1.1 Copyright 1997-2002 DCScripts.com
Software has been extensively modified by the DU administrators


Important Notices: By participating on this discussion board, visitors agree to abide by the rules outlined on our Rules page. Messages posted on the Democratic Underground Discussion Forums are the opinions of the individuals who post them, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Democratic Underground, LLC.

Home  |  Discussion Forums  |  Journals |  Store  |  Donate

About DU  |  Contact Us  |  Privacy Policy

Got a message for Democratic Underground? Click here to send us a message.

© 2001 - 2011 Democratic Underground, LLC