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Unundelirium — A Merrika
Published: 2005-04-25 06:11:39 +0000 UTC; Views: 165; Favourites: 1; Downloads: 9
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Description A stringent epiphany
                 Monochrome flesh tones
(extant
defunct)
           Bone white irony
                    Shadow-play reverberations
                  Scrapbook economies

          Automaton balanced idealistic
                              (flag stripe red)
               white
                       blue


divisible
bleeding wire
             under-writ
            miniature
           metallic
          circuitous
         citric
                god

Who bled in sunset colors
                   that were mined in a small town

South of here

(That shade of faith flit by)

Post-prescience
        Indicative abscence
Pre-war
Glory day protomen dust
whipping
their eyes all day
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Comments: 15

xXdr0psXx [2006-01-20 12:57:37 +0000 UTC]

what's your other account?

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Unundelirium In reply to xXdr0psXx [2006-01-21 07:37:41 +0000 UTC]

It is a secret! Not even I know.

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xXdr0psXx In reply to Unundelirium [2006-01-21 16:32:13 +0000 UTC]

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zamfir [2005-09-16 01:33:40 +0000 UTC]

Hmm. It is what it is, and I like it. Keep writing!

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Unundelirium In reply to zamfir [2005-09-29 03:34:28 +0000 UTC]

A belated thanks!

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ladygalad [2005-05-26 01:58:20 +0000 UTC]

Love the implications in this, they really make you think and wonder. I really really love your use of imagery here. The spliced ideas and wording don't draw away from the poem, and they add to it. I also enjoyed your use of color and original wording.

"Bone white irony" my fav line

"divisible" this is powerful.

Any negative comments: I think you could expand on this and maybe make the lines of thought somewhat clearer so it's easier to follow. not necessary though.

Again: This is just my opinion, what you could improve what i like. In no way do you need to reply to me and explain your motives. I am reacting as a reader.

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Unundelirium In reply to ladygalad [2005-05-26 05:48:33 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the feedback, positive and otherwise. It's probably gonna stay the way it is, because I'm fairly happy with it.

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orphus [2005-05-18 00:26:34 +0000 UTC]

I personally think the list of adjectives is well-handled.
This seems more a descriptive piece than anything.

I love it.

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Unundelirium In reply to orphus [2005-05-19 01:00:02 +0000 UTC]

Thanks a lot! It was sort of intended to be, so I'm glad you saw it that way.

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inmyroom [2005-05-17 09:46:48 +0000 UTC]

i love the type of structure, i find it very interesting and you have a nice grasp of flow and use of enjambment.

i love the vocab, though in places i find it a little too stronge.

divisible
bleeding wire
under-writ
miniature
metallic
circuitous
citric
god

like this, for example, they are nice words but it seems more of a lst of adjectives than a poem.

nice work and nice use of vocab, i enjoyed reading this piece

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Unundelirium In reply to inmyroom [2005-05-19 00:59:23 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for both the critique and the compliments, I definitely see what you're saying.

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Amiba [2005-04-28 04:08:48 +0000 UTC]

I didn't realize you are 14!
what an amazing use of words and images, really,
the structure here adds motion and it just asks you to pay close attention to the details.
you are an awesome writer !

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Unundelirium In reply to Amiba [2005-04-28 04:27:42 +0000 UTC]

Thanks a lot!

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sketch0r [2005-04-25 06:52:27 +0000 UTC]

Woo Woo!

I knew from the title that it would be hardcore.
I knew from the first line that I'd have to stop reading and grab my dictionary. Glad I did.

Jesus Christ, what a poem. Took a few reads, I'll admit.

- - -

Ahh, mmm, ahh ... one complaint.

Outgoing outcomes
The truth of the thing was that
I love this place for no other reason
Than that being all I have or could be
Is somewhere else

The sound, structure, words, tone, and grammar are completely different than the rest of your poem, and this stanza stands out in a negative fashion, really. I tried looking for some deeper message or reason for it to be written so, yet 'twas a fruitless search.

- - -

On a different note (like an B flat or something, I dunno, pick a fucking note):

Automaton balanced idealistic
(flag stripe red)
white
blue

Holy awesomeness.

I'll leave on that note (I think we decided on B flat, yaya),
`sketaphor

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Unundelirium In reply to sketch0r [2005-04-28 02:41:15 +0000 UTC]

Thanks, man. As for that chunk of text near the bottom, well, inconsistency is (ironically) pretty much a constant for me, but in this case I put it there because it seemed like otherwise it would be too... light. Airy. Like it needed an anchor, both visually and as a sort of focus for the content, but looking at it now I can't seem to rationalize it the same way. So, another one up for revision.

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