Monday, December 12, 2005

The lover.

(My work brings me in contact with people who have suffered devastating tragedies in some way in their life..this poem is 'inspired'...am not sure thats an appropriate word..by one such tragedy..)

He stood shivering
wet skin and dry eyes;
He jingled
jangled tunes
breaking through
torn pocket
wounds.

He lived rough
and pretended to be
oh so tough;
Meagre possessions
in a broken cart
a blanket, cigarettes
and a burnt out heart.

Where will he
sleep tonight?
Underneath the
plastic sheet
behind the
garbage bin
fiddlin’ with
her frayed picture
he’d gambled

And
didn’t win.

25 Comments:

At 1:17 PM, Blogger Pele said...

BRILLIANT. loved it.

 
At 11:19 PM, Blogger mermaid said...

Eloquent portrait of him.

 
At 1:44 AM, Blogger onewithcat said...

That's wonderful Pins. How are you? Happy Holidays to you!

 
At 8:37 AM, Blogger Russell CJ Duffy said...

a startling picture of sadness.

so well constructed.

loved it.

 
At 12:46 PM, Blogger Misreflection said...

makes me think of the street people I see in a different light now.. what tragedies each one carries.. well written..

 
At 5:24 PM, Blogger Blue Athena said...

Really like this Pinc. The pathos is so subtly laced. Good! :)

 
At 7:07 PM, Blogger Paperslut said...

Just dropped by to see what was up.

Very touching poem.

 
At 7:32 PM, Blogger Sue hardy-Dawson said...

We all gamble with our lives and as you say some loose and never recover

 
At 12:35 AM, Blogger camera shy said...

pin
nice work

always a joy

 
At 6:27 AM, Blogger Jyotsna said...

Very moving Pinc...

 
At 11:18 AM, Blogger aa said...

You paint such a vivid picture, and this time you didn't even use any crayons.

 
At 11:43 AM, Blogger Nicole Braganza said...

I keep coming back here for more!

 
At 6:12 AM, Blogger Innocent Bullet said...

That was a poignant picture! Moving! :-)

Cheers

 
At 4:25 PM, Blogger Known Stranger said...

i wrote something like this in 2002 when my room mate had a tragedy with his love that pained him a lot. planning to post it in feb. would let you know .. you can have a read

 
At 9:44 PM, Blogger RamaDrama said...

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At 9:46 PM, Blogger RamaDrama said...

fiddlin’ with
her frayed picture
he’d gambled
And
didn't win!"..somehow more than the fact that he is a homeless guy,these lines affected me more.Maybe he deserves it..maybe not..but i guess in life it is importabt to know when to stop..and am glad you are in this field affecting lives..

 
At 9:24 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hi Cushion
Touching...
Thanks for visiting my blog.

 
At 3:05 PM, Blogger Shubhodeep said...

lovely! your work must be so rewarding to inspire to write so beautifully!

 
At 4:59 AM, Blogger Adrian Neibauer said...

Sad, but well recorded... you have a remarkable sense of observation.

 
At 3:58 AM, Blogger Gel said...

This is eloquent imagery in which you artfullyconvey his devastation and desolation. Are you a social worker or art therapist? I've never worked with the homeless, but I used to regularly work with those who underwent traumas. Your deep caring shows in your choice of words here on your blog.

 
At 3:17 PM, Blogger Innocent Bullet said...

kuch naya please? :-))

 
At 6:08 PM, Blogger Sue hardy-Dawson said...

Merry Christmas it won't let me post above, blogging typical

 
At 4:40 AM, Blogger Lorena said...

this is so sad. you really captured the experience, the soul, the pain of this person in this poem. to picture this man holding this photograph, it makes me sad. i'm just glad "he" gambled, that he took the risk because otherwise it would all just be what might have been and cuts even deeper.

beautiful pincushion

 
At 11:21 AM, Blogger Pincushion said...

Thank you so much everybody for your won derful comments and wishes! I DO apologise for not answering everybody individually, been a lil busy n all that! But thank you dearies for being here..it means a great deal to me..:))
THANK YOU!

 
At 2:55 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Pincushion, you've done it again. Despair and hope never looked so beautifully tied together.

 

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