Always alive
In a particle of time
The ripe and the rotten
The virtuous
The nefarious
The tramp sleeping rough
Under railway arches
The collective despair of vagrants
Souls destined to roam
Lost yet immortal
Their tenure in time absolute
The lucky ones?
As to all others
Rewind
Fast forward
You will find us here
Locked in our particle
It renders longevity irrelevant
The particle is all there is to muse upon
It has no final cause
Only time is in perpetual motion
The particle is its cherished fragment
The particle is the only safe house there is
Within the capsule both flesh and blood
Desires, memories and accomplishments
Matter never diluted
The particle abides
For some the simplicity of a broken heart
For some tobacco
For dreamers?
Whatever dreamers do
All is kept from harm’s way
Duration
A concept easy to grasp
Easier still to forget
Yet the particle remains
Bullet proof
Creativity has deserted me presently – hence one from a good while back not long after I started ‘blogging’ !
- MIKE STEEDEN - 
Outstanding once again, Mike.
Oh, BTW, I’ve a piece coming out in League of Mental Men this Friday or Saturday. Very happy ’bout it.
Bloody brilliant!
Though I had to send Clivey a cup of tea and various naked women via carrier pigeon in order for him to do it. He’s a bloke after me own heart, that’s wha’ ‘e iz!
Sod the tea – if you’ve got any birds going spare you can send some my way…I feel sure the missus won’t mind!
Will do. I’ve two leaving tonight.
Christ (so to speak) best pop over the chemists for me Viagra then.
Exceptional post Mike. Best regards.
Thank you – truly appreciated.
You are very welcome.
Nice one!
So beautifully penned. Very captivating Mike… All the best to you, Aquileana 😀
Thank you for those kind words. I think if we could go back in time we would find any and all who have ever lived locked in their own piece/particle of time. All I need now is a time machine – not a lot to ask for!
Like this a clever idea expanded on to shake and wake me up. Now is the time to live
All that has lived remains alive within their piece/particle of time – if only we could time travel!
I hope it will be like star trek swift and sweet .
We are all ‘that’ particle 🙂
Oh that one could time travel – all that has ever lived remains alive in their own particle/piece of time. Thanks for commenting – truly appreciated.
Wow, this one rocks! It’s very poignant yet honest. I love it! You aren’t rid of that black dog yet? I don’t know how he can be in two places at once because he’s sure taken up residence here.
Watcha young Rachel – not so much black dog this time more stressed out because of this property thing that seems to consume our waking hours! It’s killing the creativity! More property to view today though! G is also pissed off as he’s doing a bit a voluntary work helping old blokes to work a computer – most are smelly, some the worse for drink, all on the cusp of vagrancy! Still it’s a bit of a life lesson.
UGH! That property thing just stinks beyond words! I’m frustrated for you even here across the pond! Maybe G should volunteer to help the old cat lady with her computer and while he’s there, he could talk her into leaving. But yay for him for volunteering. That’s awesome!
He didn’t so much chose to volunteer – heaven’s above not him. It is just that his CV needs something civilized on it!
LOL! Well, regardless, it’s a nice thing. Tell him I have a friend who is a dental hygienist. And she says she gets the stinkiest mouths in her chair. And what she does is puts some scented essential oil on the tip of her nose so she can’t smell the stinkiness.
I forgot the other guy working with him constantly boasts that he is a karate champion and that he has had gold protectors for his shins fitted under his skin. The thing is the guy is about 5 foot tall and weighs in at an estimated 18 stone!
Oh no! He sounds nuttier than a fruitcake! Why doesn’t G just kick him in the shins to test the theory?
Not sure…I’ll ask him. Tell you what G just got rejected for a six week night work shift stacking shelves for a supermarket because he didn’t fit the criteria – i.e. he has a university degree. To say he is now 100% pissed off is an understatement!
Oh no! 😦 But I can see their point. He’d be out of there as soon as something good came along. Can’t he just omit putting the degree on his application until he applies for a job he really wants? Or is there a way they can check?
It was only a six week post to cover over the Christmas period – I would have thought he’d be perfect for that. He just wants to get a few quid coming in while he tries to set up his own business. Aside from all his music technology he spends all his time learning software for apps and such like. He is now 100% pissed off. Also he doesn’t see why he should drop a degree from the CV when he spent 3 years getting it. Funny thing is life!
Yeah, then I can definitely see his point! That’s just wrong and sucky, too. You’d think a Christmas job would hire just about any competent person. Poor guy. 😦
everything forever held in that particle – bloody brilliant
An immortality of sorts.
Poems like this are the reason I keep coming back, and will continue!! https://mspahr.wordpress.com/2014/11/13/very-inspiring-blogger-award/ It’s no big deal, but I wanted to thank you for being such a great writer.
Truly kind of you – I stress I don’t want to be taken seriously when blogging yet notwithstanding you have my genuine thanks. Cheers.
A gorgeous piece of work, Mike, for which many congratulations. The particle abides. The dude abides. [T.B.L.]