I am again on the dark side of the moon.


Silenced Into Babel

Tumbleweeds rolling
Entangled thoughts
Swirl through a deserted mind
Winds race across the barren land
Picking up sand
Creating dirt dirvishes
That suck up more and more nothingness
Spinning beyond comprehension
All words freed from prison
Only to be desposited into an arid dust bowl
Of empty language
No life breathes in this vast dry tundra
Only noise exists
The voices of a million ideas
Screaming to take form
It is the din of damnation.
It is the hell of a lost future
It is torture.
It is madness.
It is the written word silenced into babel.
It is my mind when I cannot sculpt poetry.
It is...
Another Brick In The Wall.




Poetry by Kathy Lockhart
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Written on 2006-12-04 at 05:46

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Morpheus
Bookmarked!

This is one of the finest pieces of poetry that I have ever read ANYWHERE. It dances with truth and pain, and shares your emotions in such a quiet, saddened, and contemplative way. Exquisite, just exquisite!
2006-12-09


Will
Gifted Words

Babel on
because
it seems
no matter
where your
mind's at
it can't
conceal
your gift
so even
if you have
no train
of thought
you stay
on track

To say
I ever
have seen
you write
"BABEL"
that's
just obsurd
what you
see as writing
babel
others
such as myself
see as
Gifted Words


In that case BABEL ON!!!!
2006-12-05


Zachary P. B.
wow wow, wow.. and you call that writer's block? i would call it brilliance.

z
2006-12-05


Sam lockhart
Kathy we have all been there and you have discribed it perfectly. I have written a response titled No More Bable just for you. Love you, Sam
2006-12-04


Phyllis J. Rhodes
You write better when you can't write than I write when I can!!
Anyway, I'm over here with you and I'm looking for some kudzu to climb! Once it takes hold, it can't be destroyed. It is full of dark green life, thrives on very little nourishment, and can take over a wall in little time. Lets look together!
2006-12-04


night soul woman The PoetBay support member heart!
Is just another brick in the wall!Thats right Kathy you 've spoken the right words!As I said to a friend of mine a few days ago: Break that wall girl!Demolish it!

In our conversation I told her that we all have the same goal in life : Happiness! So imagine that happiness is behind that wall. What do you do when you see the wall?

Do you curse the wall for just existing there? staggering and dwelling upon the fact that the wall is there and prevents you from reaching your destination(Happiness) [for example: Oh Wall why are you there? Damn wall!]OR do you recognize wall's existence and see it as an obsticale on your way to happiness and immediately try to find a way to overcome it and plan a strategy? One way is to demolish the wall another one is to jump over the wall and etc

Thanks for sharing your thoughts with us!
2006-12-04


Chris Fernie
Dear Kathy,

The great thing about being on the dark side of the moon is that you can see the stars more clearly. Aim for them, gal! You've got the fuel to reach them!


Cheers, Chris 'Ground Control' Fernie
2006-12-04


Zoya Zaidi
*Bookmarked*
2006-12-04


Zoya Zaidi
If this your babble my, dear heart,
What be coherence like, on your part?
For this most excusite piece of your heart,
Is, even in its confusion, so profound an art!

(((Hugs, dear Kathy, you are real smart!)))

Love,
Your soul sister,
Zoya
2006-12-04


lastromantichero The PoetBay support member heart!
Katherine another powerful text and this describes an obvious period of feeling low so clearly
well done on the text well done on the courage to write it rgds mike
2006-12-04