"Life is the dancer and you are the dance."
— Eckhart Tolle

Saturday, February 19, 2011

A fly in the room writer's island #8-foretell

Out of the mist
It hits me on
summer nights
when the air is hot
and breathing is difficult
Walking has become
nearly impossible
Crawling on the walls

I watch you rubbing
disjointed limbs together
as if praying to yourself
Friction is created and
heat rises from your
outer shell

Moving from place to
place with no destination
in mind
When he laid down the
inverted card
why didn’t he mention
this would be your fate?
Posted by flaubert at 6:25 PM

9 comments:

  1. vivinfranceFebruary 20, 2011 at 2:07 AM

    Good question. But I think the fly knows where he's going.

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  2. anthonynorthFebruary 20, 2011 at 3:40 AM

    An excellent searching question in this.

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  3. flaubertFebruary 20, 2011 at 12:55 PM

    Viv, I am not totally convinced
    a fly knows where it is going.

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  4. flaubertFebruary 20, 2011 at 12:56 PM

    If you believe in reincarnation
    that is, Anthony. I am not
    that convinced.

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  5. flaubertFebruary 20, 2011 at 4:57 PM

    Pamela, even though I don't believe in reincarnation, lots of my friends do. So I wonder what sort of person the fly was, what was the nature of the card turned? A gambler? A fortune teller? Lots to ponder, and I love it. And flies DO know where they are going. It's usually somewhere near my face, LOL. Amy Barlow Liberatore (Sharp Little Pencil) and here's mine:
    http://sharplittlepencil.wordpress.com/2011/02/20/honeymoon-and-garlic-writers-isle-sun-scribs/

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  6. MarjaFebruary 20, 2011 at 5:47 PM

    pamela I enjoyed reading this. Flying around without destiny sounds like a bad fate to me

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  7. flaubertFebruary 22, 2011 at 6:36 PM

    Marja yes, but, you know the difference?

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  8. GloriaFebruary 22, 2011 at 8:25 PM

    Very interesting....and very well written! ;)

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  9. flaubertFebruary 23, 2011 at 3:09 PM

    Thanks so much, Gloria.

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