Saturday, October 18, 2008

The Perfect Drug


In gasps and sighs, it comes and goes - these shards of absolute nothingness. A vacant empty bounded cover, with wordless pages inside. That night, standing at the edge of the ocean, all ties swept away. The cool, clean, yellowles, dark waters washed my feet and my wounds. The salt soothed as it stung in deeper to this feeling of complete freedom from pain. What happened after conjured no emotions. I have no metaphors, no deeper meaning to represent what happened. To me, it didn't signify anything. Husks of people floated face down in what usedto be rice patties. It was only a minor detail, like the clean smell that permiated everythingor the cola stained floor of the bus. The heart is full yet it doesn't seek an outpour. At the abysmal bottom, I don't know what hurts more - the unknowing or the unfeeling.

Years ago, I wrote a verse, when I fell in love for the first time about the feel of a feel. How I romanced the idea of a seduction of senses. The search seemed over then and the secret of the Universe stood revealed. The answer was 'YES.'...

So much has passed and the shoulders have drooped with the weight of - nothingness.

8 comments:

Zedekiah said...

Awww......thanks PS....will get drunk together soon...Your rock and rolling rule Nothingman :-)

Anonymous said...

seems like u r finalli over me ....no more calls...no more messages...ur truly....b

Zedekiah said...

b ?? almost as a code as cryptic as anonymous

Anonymous said...

At least you can still derives such a prodigious paragraph from your Nothingness
I'm so exhausted I can't even feel mine anymore

Beautiful Sherry, as always your words inspire

Harpriya Singh said...

It's always a wonder to me how you string words together that gives me the impression like you are writing what i am feeling!! I think that's the quality you possess. Everytime i read what you write is like getting to know myself a little better. Your work is divine :-D

Zedekiah said...

harpriya we are alike...u and I...Luv

Cat said...

Intoxicating words...truly special!

Zedekiah said...

thanks dee dee...welcome to the blogger's park....:-)