Poem - "Flower Children 2008"

[Ven]

"Flower Children 2008"

I remember when the world was unafraid:
Belly-down drowning, long before my birth but
I remember.
I remember when The Boys sang Silent Night
And recommended angels join the fight,
And thought the time was neither wrong nor right.

I have been one acquainted with the past.
Time-travelling son of symphony and sass,
I pressed my hands against the colored glass.
The shadow of the rose came first and last.

I gave myself to Egypt and the Queen.

I remember when the barriers broke down
In a long and low-rumbling sound
Like thunder over fields I've never seen
(not long enough to sleep in, or to dream)
and someone built half-rhymes instead of walls
and love, love, love, love was all,
Love was all.

We were the children of the revolution and
We painted henna on our hands.

And I remember when he died,
All the contemplations set aside
For one bright breath that mourned the sudden death
And told the world what a man was
Told the world what a woman was
Told the world what a human was
Told the world what a nation was
Told the world to remember, remember.

Now
We are the children of our revolution and
We paint our new names on our hands.

We want to make a world that's unafraid.

[Achilles, Ines.]

Are u the author?

[Ven]

Yessir, this is one of mine.

[Achilles, Ines.]

Is very beautiful.

Touched my heart so much that i'm crying...

but I shouldn't say this in public...eh.. Achilles crying...

but well why not?

long story maybe somebody outthere understand.

Doesn't matter.

Is very beautiful.

Thanks for sharing and keep them comming.

Thank you.

Is very beautiful.

[Ven]

Aw, thank you. I'm glad you liked it.

Oh, for the time to finish editing my book.

[Achilles, Ines.]

ur gonna publish a book?

ur first one?

hope u don't mind all my questions..

(and hey i'm not crying anymore).

[Ven]

Yeah, my first. I'm rather prolific as a poet, you see. The dang thing's over 200 pages long. There are poems that will ultimately be cut, I'm sure, but still... I have a hard time making myself stop writing it long enough to edit even a few pages.

[Achilles, Ines.]

That's so great. Let us now when u publish it, alright?

I think I'm going now... Nice to meet you Ven, see u around.

[FlamingArrow]

Very good. There's something about me that makes me be very picky about the poetry I like, don't ask me what or why, cause I wish I knew myself. Anyways, I liked this one. Thanks for sharing.