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YeshuJah Malikk
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since 2000-06-29

Posts 263

0 posted 2000-11-14 04:24 PM

I've seen the redeemed,
in halls of rock, where they roll,
joint to joint, in mosh pits
hewn from the decadence
of uncertainty.

They assume the posture of death
to evoke life from pierced belly buttons
and nipples dipped in the ecstasy of pain,
tomorrow is a distant place upon the horizon
that will eventually come,
in waves of the disgruntled.

They are green,
vampire impersonators,
Gothic,
some call themselves Zen
Buddhist Coptic, bent upon
disrupting the present state of things.

Parents fear them,
governments and NGOs try to
switch and bait them,
with sermons from the mount
of societal responsibility,
given in chapels of higher education
and strange hallway encounters
with voices made mute by false content.

I've seen the redeemed.

[This message has been edited by YeshuJah Malikk (edited 11-14-2000).]

Sunshine

Administrator

Member Empyrean

since 1999-06-25

Posts 63354
Listening to every heart

1 posted 2000-11-15 04:58 PM

...and everything has changed, and it all remains the same...

Very interesting, enjoyed the read...

Karilea
If I whisper, will you listen?...
I would rather be silent and write, than speak loudly and be bound.
KRJ

WhtDove
Member Rara Avis

since 1999-07-22

Posts 9245
Illinois

2 posted 2000-11-16 12:08 PM

I certainly see where you're coming from since you've emailed me. Thanks!

I think you've written a good piece here!

<*\\\><

I know not what the future holds,
but I know Who holds the future.

I don't question YOUR existance - GOD

dragonpoe
Senior Member

since 2000-11-12

Posts 608
Palm Bay, Florida

3 posted 2000-11-17 08:09 AM

Hmm.. Now I know I've read this before. Is it posted in CA also?
The first two stanzas are the most powerful really giving the image needed to appreciate the piece.

With the word, I am mighty, with the pen I am free..
dragonpoe

Lighthousebob
Member Elite

since 2000-06-14

Posts 4725
California

4 posted 2000-11-17 02:06 PM

Yes, the redeemed come from all walks of life, even from the mosh pits of Hell... Bob <><

YeshuJah Malikk
Member

since 2000-06-29

Posts 263

5 posted 2000-11-18 12:41 PM

Thanks all for the read. I appreciate your comments.

compassion
Member

since 2000-11-01

Posts 135
USA

6 posted 2000-11-19 05:09 PM

Hi Yeshu,
Must admit, I'm a little slow and without total understanding but so beautifully written and thank you for posting.

Dr. Jo-Bizz
Member

since 2001-06-06

Posts 97

7 posted 2001-06-23 12:19 PM

all i can say is.... WHOA...

oh and, maybe an explaination for replying to such an old post... i wanted to see what your other poetry was like since beginning the discussion on the other.

dr. jo-bizz

But His word was in my heart
like a burning fire
Shut up in my bones;
I was weary of holding back,
And I could not.

Lone Wolf
Member Ascendant

since 2000-03-16

Posts 5842
Lansing, MI USA

8 posted 2001-06-24 12:23 PM

Very philosophical write here, YeshuJah. I like the angle you've taken here. Good work.

All writing comes
by the grace of God.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson

scout
Member

since 2001-06-16

Posts 175
no place owns me

9 posted 2001-06-24 11:49 AM

wow... i'm glad i read this one, it's really interesting, reminds me of one of my works, (well part of it), but i really like the whole poem...

xscoutx
"Son of man with one blow I am about to take away from you the delight of your eyes. Yet do not lament or weep or shed any tears." - Ez. 24:1

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