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Saturday, January 10, 2009

Allegory Ignored

They say i should suspect, guard with a frown.
a frown so deep that it clearly spells out...
'hey you there trespasser, keep out! keep out!

you're no snowy bunny
nor an orange owl
not a ray of hope
bouncing off those clouds

not furry
not cuddly
not hug-prone
nor round

you're not those things
you're a suspect they've found
they said to be careful
they said be aware
they said you would sneak in
against all obstacles rare.

but you're not sneaky
or nasty
or even too proud

then why the warning?
why insist upon that guarding frown?
why demand all this secrecy
lest the world know you've escaped

they say you're what we fear
when we huddle closer in the dark
they say you'll disrupt
all thats been mellow in the past

so what? i ask
there has been change before
and scoff all i do, those who say no!

so i leave the door open
just a tiny bit...
just in case you're around
through it, you can fit

and on that very table
will be a cream coloured cup
and a brownie to go
and along with that,
will be a yellow note

a note with curly writing
and a request to not go...
so i too can face this fear
and heed not dusty myths, simply centuries old!

so listen to me now,
and listen to me good,
piffle to the warning
that i've been following
from people unknown.

they....they.... they're nobody but someone elses left toe!

Amen?

6 comments:

deluded said...

the first word my mind registered- brownie!

nice.

ha! the creative poet only comes out at exam times?

good luck for it though

Divesh said...

waitin to overcome fear and bounds..that's brave...

dar ke aage jeet hai..

*this is what I could make out, tell me if the interpretation is correct*

S said...

Amen

Samster said...

@ deluded

yesh...guess so
horrible timing right? :)

@ divesh

umm, that could be one interpretation :)
The great thing bout poetry is that you can't ever be 'wrong' about your interpretation!!!

@S

glad you agree :)

Wandering Minstrel said...

given that i'm in a very wild state of being..AMEN! :D
you kinda inspired me to pen the following!

Don’t let the dogs in the bedroom
Don’t let the dogs on the bed
Don't let them open your door,
And step into your shoes,
Cuz with the rhythmic, low rumble
the final straw shall fall
n you'd look at the ceiling
to open another door
but there just isn't any.

Yay! thats gonna be me's next post

Wandering Minstrel said...

oh n wall the bhery besht! :D