Street Roots • June 10-16, 2016
Poetry
Page 14
Ever Lasting Memories
nomads dream
by Leo Rhodes
by j.mccurdy
i am
and always have been
a restless soul
I feel the stars pulling my hair
just like the poem said
I feel barely contained
in the waves breaking against the shore
the same way you feel
the need to be enclosed in security....
I need to surf
in the energy surrounding my soul
with possibilities
not remaining
where it pools
The love of two becoming one
A night I’ll never forget
One interest
While the world goes by
A night to remember
The boardwalk is for lovers
you can not court me
with the skills you know...
I have no use
for pretty lil words
filled with
fantasies created
by settled souls
The night was mildly cold
It didn’t matter
We had each other
People looked at us
We didn’t care
It was the first time we met
But it felt like we had known each other for years
Deeply we looked into each other’s eyes as we talked
Then watched the people as they walked by
Most smiled, others looked away
All knew what was going on
I am a nomad
and therefore
can not be contained
by the ordinary
i can no more resist
the call
to roam
come play with me
if you dare.
then the settled
can resist the
call to stay
but understand
there cant be
conditions
attached
to the energy we share
or the ecstasy offered
in the moment
be aware of this
feral doesn’t mean dangerous
it means not domesticated
there is a difference
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and the difference
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