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he didn't see the days of freedom
only imprisonment for subversive political activities
troubled by critics
disappointed in love
always holding that Bolshevik dream
from the vantage point of Novodevichy Cemetery
he reached out for himself
beyond his rose covered bed
with two hands of rejection
holding his red dream
indulging in fantasy and suffering
frustrated by thoughtless lies
alienated from soviet reality
Mayakovsky the revolutionary poet shot himself
with his gun holding his dream
17 comments:
Powerful and excellent words for the image.
Wayne- I really like this:
he reached out for himself
beyond his rose covered bed
with two hands of rejection
holding his red dream
... and what an unexpected ending!
dang...love the intensity in this...ugh...i think poets run a great risk as we expose ourselves raw often to capture the emotion...and for some it is too much...
Powerful...I love "holding his red dream"...nice write Wayne...
wow...love that you bring that bolshevik dream in...and..the revolutionary poet shot himself
with his gun holding his dream...tight and powerfully written
holding his red dream.
Pow.
=)
Yes Wayne, I guess the more committed we are to a dream the more unbearable it is to wake up!
quite nice
and textured
red...why yes
I especially like the first verse!
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Powerful and beautiful.
with two hands of rejection
holding his red dream..
and
with his gun holding his dream...
my fav lines.... thank you
This reminded me of a visit I had with our Russian exchange student.
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What a tumultuous life he led. I like your interpretation of him and ofyskthe prompt. I didn't know anything of Mayakovsky so thank you for making me go and find out about him.
Yes, powerful write. I have to agree with Stafford. I'm glad I read this.
Rejection is hard to face ... you wrote about it so well.
This is excellent verse. Real life fantasy!
Hard raw reality indeed - uniquely constructed.
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