May 13, 2005

Broken

By Tony Brown

What his body said
when they picked him up
after he fell
was that he was broken,
not referring to a leg or an arm,
but to a whole man.

I don’t know how we never realized that before.
You could see the cracks
from way off. It’s just that
none of us thought they went all the way through,
and they looked old and almost
watertight anyway.

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A poet with a history in slam, lots of publications; my personal poetry and a little bit of daily life and opinions. Read the page called "About..." for the details. View all posts by Tony Brown

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12 responses to “Broken”

• dj_muse
  May 13th, 2005 at 9:09 pm

  yes.

  …it works on so many levels for me.

  It also gives me an eerie feeling seeing you encapsulated what I felt about Trent Reznor seeing NIN last night. It’s sad to see an old friend go through drastic measures to keep his sanity. Of course, it’s also sad to think someone you’ve seen on a stage is your friend, but that’s a whole ‘nother poem.

  Thanks again, Tony.

  Reply
• dj_muse
  May 13th, 2005 at 9:09 pm

  yes.

  …it works on so many levels for me.

  It also gives me an eerie feeling seeing you encapsulated what I felt about Trent Reznor seeing NIN last night. It’s sad to see an old friend go through drastic measures to keep his sanity. Of course, it’s also sad to think someone you’ve seen on a stage is your friend, but that’s a whole ‘nother poem.

  Thanks again, Tony.

  Reply
• dj_muse
  May 13th, 2005 at 9:09 pm

  yes.

  …it works on so many levels for me.

  It also gives me an eerie feeling seeing you encapsulated what I felt about Trent Reznor seeing NIN last night. It’s sad to see an old friend go through drastic measures to keep his sanity. Of course, it’s also sad to think someone you’ve seen on a stage is your friend, but that’s a whole ‘nother poem.

  Thanks again, Tony.

  Reply
• dj_muse
  May 13th, 2005 at 9:09 pm

  yes.

  …it works on so many levels for me.

  It also gives me an eerie feeling seeing you encapsulated what I felt about Trent Reznor seeing NIN last night. It’s sad to see an old friend go through drastic measures to keep his sanity. Of course, it’s also sad to think someone you’ve seen on a stage is your friend, but that’s a whole ‘nother poem.

  Thanks again, Tony.

  Reply
• upendedurn
  May 13th, 2005 at 7:03 pm

  Oh yesss. Love this one muchly.

  Reply
• upendedurn
  May 13th, 2005 at 7:03 pm

  Oh yesss. Love this one muchly.

  Reply
• upendedurn
  May 13th, 2005 at 7:03 pm

  Oh yesss. Love this one muchly.

  Reply
• upendedurn
  May 13th, 2005 at 7:03 pm

  Oh yesss. Love this one muchly.

  Reply
• monkeypudding
  May 13th, 2005 at 4:18 pm

  thanks

  perfect. i like it a lot.

  Reply
• monkeypudding
  May 13th, 2005 at 4:18 pm

  thanks

  perfect. i like it a lot.

  Reply
• monkeypudding
  May 13th, 2005 at 4:18 pm

  thanks

  perfect. i like it a lot.

  Reply
• monkeypudding
  May 13th, 2005 at 4:18 pm

  thanks

  perfect. i like it a lot.

  Reply

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