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      © 2025OlderBy FlatDaddyDays lumber into nibs    nights creak foreverGood times erase themselves with lost memories    bad ones multiply in puddlesPain shakes hands with madness    while elbows wobbleRain falls in my closet    where holes nap on...

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      • I recently wrote a piece about aging too. I visit my mother in her apartment building every weekend and I see others there, just hanging out in the lobby alone. She says they never get guests and that many of her neighbors are jealous of her consistent visitors. It made me sad to think about all the stories sitting in silence. I’ll post it in honor of this poem and its message

      • Well, we’ve gotten here, you and I, and now our elbows wobble. (and all that other stuff) But doesn’t it beat the alternative? Maybe a little Neil Young is called for:

        Old man lying by the side of the road
        With the lorries rolling by
        Blue moon sinking from the weight of the load
        And the buildings scrape the sky
        Cold wind ripping down the alley at dawn
        And the morning paper flies
        Dead man lying by the side of the road
        With the daylight in his eyes
        Don’t let it bring you down
        It’s only castles burning
        Find someone who’s turning
        And you will come around

        • I’m not sure if you got my response to your Neil Young tribute for me, Sam. Sometimes I forget that when replying to a comment, one should click the Reply button directly below the comment to which one is replying. Usually, I notice immediately, then I copy it, paste it using the correct Reply button, then delete my original. But I have the sneaky feeling that I’ve screwed it up other times and come off looking like a shit.

          But I left out of my below comment something I meant to say to you: “Old Man, look at my life, I’m a lot like you only a lot better looking.” Man, that guy sure knows how to write, huh, Sam?

      • Well, Neil Young isn’t my favorite (it”s the voice), but he’s a hell of a writer, so I’ll take this with a big thank you, my friend. And a big Ho, Ho, Ho, too!

      • This one walks like a wounded animal—slow, deliberate, and not asking for pity.
        That rain in the closet and reflection lying flat? That’s grief stripped of metaphor and still standing there, breathing.

        • Damn, Thomas, you nailed it! Uh huh. You always say the nicest things, my friend — and I sure do like the way you talk. Thank you!

    • This is my “Magic of Poetic Voice” submission

      The Beast Confession
      Confessions are made to come from the heart
      To make you feel the weight of it
      Whether is it good or bad from the start
      I need you to sit and understand me a bit

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      Alone with my thoughts
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        To make you feel the weight of it
        Whether is it good or bad from the start
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      Unique Styles

      driven insaneblue and greysleek bodycobra grillheadlightscutting nightsengine roarsdual pipes wheels rollchrome artdescribingintricate fleshfingeringher six speedclutchingthat lust horsepowerequalsfrictionloving torquesport bodyinvitingthe curvestop down road readysoft highwaydrag stripstarting linemy mustangyour corvettewe embraceunique styles   Copyright @ Damian DeadLove 2019

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      • The fast pace reminds me of an engine revving up and going down a racetrack

      • The beat, rhythm and pace is like a racing car! The reader wouldn’t know are You talking about a woman or a car lol. The closing lines are brilliant, and “unique styles” it is. Wonderful poem, to read it in the morning it fuels us with good energy to start the engine ✨

        • Thanks so much for reading and your kind words, Light. So glad you connected with the write my friend. That was the vibe I was going for I love when a write has more than one perspective or dual meanings. Thanks for that wonderful commentary. Appreciate you.

          Damian

      • Corvette! Corvette! I’m a ‘Vette girl. But that’s mostly because daddy was a Chevy guy and Ford was a dirty word around him. Once wrote a poem about a Mustang once though. Much enjoyed this one, my friend

        • Thanks so much for reading and your kind words, Willow. So glad you connected with the write my friend. I like cars in general, but I’m kinda a Ford guy though. Though I like Chevy’s too. Dodge is my least favorite. It was a dirty word around my dad when I was growing up. lol. Appreciate you.

          Damian

      • Cool dude. Great description. The energy & performance is highly moving. Excellent.

      • This had the rumbling force of a corvette being geared up for a rip roaring ride down the highway. And to me it also read like a sensual poem about the power of the engine getting ready to fly like bat out of hell down the highway of love. Fantastic work my friend.

        John

        • Thanks so much for reading and your kind words, John. So glad you connected with the write my friend. One of my favorite things about writing, is having the ability for double meanings in a piece. Nice catch. Appreciate you.

          Damian

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      I'll Wait

      Not good with surprisesYet here you areYou approached timidly at firstThen the nervousness showedWhat was more  endearingyour approach or the executionI was not looking in your directionYou made my head turnYou made my mind stay on younew questions and...

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