William Carlos Williams saw a flash of gold that impressed him so much, he pulled out a piece of paper and wrote 'The Great Figure.'
His short poem, influential and intriguing, inspired me. For in this fast-paced environment, where we are a mess of comings and goings, it is inherent that we should be a flash of gold bypassing somebody else, someday. Whether we know it or not, we are all a snippet, a flash, a number five.
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Among the people
and shadows
I saw a young women
in black
upon the grimy
ground
listening
tense
unheeded
to midnight banter
desperate pleas
and shoes trudging
through the dark alley.
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Williams' left me so very few words to play with, otherwise it is very likely the young women in black would have seeped across the page in a more substantial way. She is very real to me. She won't leave my mind.
- T
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Poems and Other Shit
PoetryA collection of poems, short stories and journal entries about finding myself in a whirlwind environment of heartache, heart break and rejection. Some are creative, most are true and very real. Each entry reflects something deep, personal and raw...
