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Escapist

Jose Delgado 1955 (Manila)

July 22 
Lyric
Impressionist hands
In a pond lachrymal colors
Move in a cat-like fashion
Splattering, shedding rainbow hues
In a beige canvas
Silhouetting images:
Camel in a burning desert
Awakened cactus flowers
Honey-sweet dates
Innocent oasis
Solitary Bedouin
The tireless fingers move on
Ignoring the writhing numbness
Giving vent to boredom of mind
Emptiness of the heart
Inhibiting every denseness
Draining the soul
Of an absurd discord
A once ideal love
Now a haunting canvas!

About this poem

I worked in Saudi Arabia for want of better competitive employment package. I was extremely lonely living in a very prohibitive environment. My delirious sadness inspired me to write the poem.

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Written on April 23, 2021

Submitted by delgadojoeym on July 15, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABCDEFGBHICJEKLAMNOE
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 469
Words 75
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 20
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Jose Delgado

I grew up in a a poor family, surrounded slum dwellers and scavengers. I tried to write poetry as a therapy to confront the grim realities of life. I am happy that by writing poems I was able to withstand all the humps and bumps of my life's journey. more…

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