dr_con Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 (edited) The Path to Ground State Zero Deathless we play with poison I've forgotten more than most people will ever learn he mutters I agree but isn't that true for us all the skull remembers being squeezed before settling on a final shape the heart yearns for its former unbroken self skin never itched The first injury neurons pruned by Night & Day scars create patterns layer by layer grows me and you and we The Light is lost hidden in hollow bones bright red blood filters of air and water eclipsed by muscle & fat an ever-shifting guard hair & tooth & nail Infinite paths of Shadow & Form declaring This is Me This is You This is We until it Stops and we remember it was none of Us all along Edited July 28, 2009 by dr_con Quote thegateless.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted July 29, 2009 Share Posted July 29, 2009 Hi DC, As usual a poem that must be read a few time to absorb it all. Like your poem says " layer by layer grows on me". "The heart yearns for its former unbroken self" is the line that rings most true. I will be back for another layer. ~~Tink Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_con Posted July 30, 2009 Author Share Posted July 30, 2009 Hi DC, As usual a poem that must be read a few time to absorb it all. Like your poem says " layer by layer grows on me". "The heart yearns for its former unbroken self" is the line that rings most true. I will be back for another layer. ~~Tink Thanks Tink! Let me know when it unfolds again ;-) DC Quote thegateless.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyv Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 Dr. Con, the subjects and concepts you regularly explore in your verse are by no standard light or shallow. This is the case with the poems of my favorite poets. This one reminds me of John Masefield's THERE, ON THE DARKENED DEATHBED DIES THE BRAIN. Thanks for another stimulating read. Tony Quote Here is a link to an index of my works on this site: tonyv's Member Archive topic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_con Posted July 31, 2009 Author Share Posted July 31, 2009 You are Welcome Tony! and thanks for another wonderful poem! ;-) Quote thegateless.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsen M. Callirhoe Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 (edited) hi DC, the title grabbed me. at first i thought it your poem might of been refering to the twin towers that tumbled down lol because of the title. ground zero can be where a bomb exploded or a fire happened there or a murder happened who knows what else lol. then i read the poem and thought you might be talking about a professor. than again you could just being talking about a person who is educated very well. then again the poem is very layered and multi-facetited. i had to do allot of thinking on this one. it is well thought out poem, well constructed, and a eginma to what might be going on. you detailed this one in a way that there are hints at what you might be talking about. and the details are finely tuned not really given the reader many clues of what the narrator is talking about. very interesting write to a excellent poem. enjoyed the read. i loved it! larsen aka victor michael Edited August 2, 2009 by Larsen M. Callirhoe Quote Larsen M. Callirhoe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aleksandra Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 Dr.Con this is amazing piece. Wonderful dark poem. It has a power and direction. The poem is right for my taste. I loved this one. This is very powerful: Deathless we play with poisonI've forgotten more than most people will ever learn and aslo: The Light is losthidden in hollow bones bright red blood filters of air and water I enjoyed so much. A wonderful write DC. Aleksandra Quote The poet is a liar who always speaks the truth - Jean Cocteau History of Macedonia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldenlangur Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 Hi DC, The unravelling of the human conceit and perception - from the higher strata of thoughts and aspiration down to the physical nitty-gritty of it: bright red bloodfilters of air and water eclipsed by muscle & fat an ever-shifting guard hair & tooth & nail As usual well thought out and expressed. Thank you. Quote goldenlangur Even a single enemy is too many and a thousand friends too few - Bhutanese saying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_con Posted August 18, 2009 Author Share Posted August 18, 2009 Larsen, Aleks, Golden- Very sorry for not commenting on your thoutful and well considered replies;-) I am touched and humbled by the depth and consideration given by all your replies... Many, many Thanks! DC Quote thegateless.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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