Geneology

In this dream you are
The bones of your father.
And with your lunacies
As infinite as
Your ecstasies
You pity yourself
With great contempt...

About This Poem

Editing Stage: Editing - polished draft

About the Author

Country/Region: us montana

Favorite Poets: ee cummings, dylan thomas, richard hugo, denise levertov, dr seuss, sylvia plath, allen ginsberg, most of the beat poets, sandberg, burgess, poe, i could go on and on and on

Comments

Geezer

5 years 2 months ago

Hmmmm...

very profound. Expressing the fear that you are your father, the one that you loathe and revile, even though you swore that you wouldn't be? ~ Geezer.
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Sparrow 42

5 years 2 months ago

tonebone

I agree with Gee,
It is up to you who you take after and develop into.
The Buck stops here and it is your fault who you become ,
Take care Aim for Everest,
Yours Ian T

tyro

5 years 2 months ago

I like how smoothly the words

I like how smoothly the words flow in your poem.

tonebone

5 years 2 months ago

Geneology

thank you for your your comments. it seems everyone has the gist on this one. thak you.