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*Body Bag “... If I could turn the clocks back, I wouldn’t be headed for a body bag.” ~~ from the song “Body Bag” by Bear Tooth ~~~ The blows came one after another, all I could do was drop and curl in the corner, until his rage was spent and I was twisted and bent. Then, just as quickly it was over and I could see the body bag laying on the floor. ~~~ Black, synthetic material winked at me, inviting me in, into it’s nylon zippered embrace, leaving no trace of who I once was, or would ever be. ~~~ If I could turn back time, I could have seen the body bag coming; like I now can see, there, on the horizon, a light glows. Is it a new morning; or fire from below? Aztec Warrior/redzone 4.19.16 NOTE: I spent a week recovering from surgery at my son’s home. My grandson (also a writer of poetry) generously gave up his bedroom. There on the wall I found the beginning quote from Bear Tooth. I went and listened to the song “Body Bag” and then wrote this poem. I invited ny grandson to contribute but he said he liked the poem the way it was. We will collaborate on another poem and I will post.*
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May 21, 2016
May 21, 2016 at 12:50 PM UTC
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*Body Bag “... If I could turn the clocks back, I wouldn’t be headed for a body bag.” ~~ from the song “Body Bag” by Bear Tooth ~~~ The blows came one after another, all I could do was drop and curl in the corner, until his rage was spent and I was twisted and bent. Then, just as quickly it was over and I could see the body bag laying on the floor. ~~~ Black, synthetic material winked at me, inviting me in, into it’s nylon zippered embrace, leaving no trace of who I once was, or would ever be. ~~~ If I could turn back time, I could have seen the body bag coming; like I now can see, there, on the horizon, a light glows. Is it a new morning; or fire from below? Aztec Warrior/redzone 4.19.16 NOTE: I spent a week recovering from surgery at my son’s home. My grandson (also a writer of poetry) generously gave up his bedroom. There on the wall I found the beginning quote from Bear Tooth. I went and listened to the song “Body Bag” and then wrote this poem. I invited ny grandson to contribute but he said he liked the poem the way it was. We will collaborate on another poem and I will post.*
...thanks for reading. here is the link to the Bear Tooth song, 'Body Bag' https://youtu.be/kOoG6cPpw4k
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May 21, 2016
May 21, 2016 at 12:50 PM UTC
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