You Know and I Know
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when the dawn breaks
when the moon quakes
when all you knew escapes
You know and
I know
.
when your heart bursts your ears
when your decisions are not your own
when you dance with the shadows
when your past mirrors your present
when you fuck to feel
when you sleep to forget
when you create to fake
when your desires consume the earth
when you lie to protect yourself
when the innocent are guilty
when all you knew escapes
You know and
I know
.
when you pretend to laugh
when you stay awake on porn
when you pray to the God you dont believe in
when you give up over and over
when you cheat
when you cant admit your wrong
when you go along with the crowd
when your lovers eyes are not the same
when your memories hold you hostage
when all you knew escapes
You know and
I know:
our greatest fear,
is eachother.
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Author's Note:
Written for Real Poetic’s New Mini Challenge.
Bukowski's "We Will Defeat Death" was somewhat an influence over this piece. If you've never read that work, I'd recommend.
Thanks for reading.
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Profound and true. Nice!
This was emotional and relatable and heart palpitating! It's taken a minute or two to really absorb the depth for which this runs for me... It feels very immersive for me!
My gosh, your last four lines hit me like a brick in the face. Everything preceding it living in those lines. Excellent piece.
I'm not sure that I know anything anymore, beyond the fact that I simply don't know. But I certainly do know the fear of the other--of not measuring up, being good enough, being worthy.
Raw, painful and just fantastic. Well done.
Amazing Dean. I think everyone will resonate with different parts of this for different reasons. This was my favorite: “when your desires consume the earth when you lie to protect yourself when the innocent are guilty” Such creative conveyance of what cognitive dissonance feels like are in these three lines. When your biggest fear is the darkest side of yourself, and the daily battles stem from the war that is internal. So good! 👏🏼
"When your lovers eyes are not the same" 😮 At that very moment, you know and I know that something isn't right. You nailed the moment!!! Great work!
That hit hard. Like a punch to the face that you see coming but don't move out of the way because you know you deserved it. Amazing, truly.
Exceptional writing, Dean! Boldly and beautifully stated!
This is fantastic. Great flow.
Brilliant response to the challenge. And a really masterfully wrought poem, powerful and full of pain. "when you fuck to feel when you sleep to forget when you create to fake when your desires consume the earth" Much applause.
Wow this was great! This poem had great flow from start to end and I could feel the emptional intensity building as I read on. Very well written