Just wrote itself a few minutes ago...

OnyxCougar · 02-24-2004, 01:47 PM

Let me be alone with silence.
Let me savour sweet solitude.
The chaos is too loud for me.
I don't want you to intrude.

This is my world, this is my life,
These are my contemplations.
I don't want your noise, your bitter stench,
Your petty, cheap frustrations.

Get out! Get out! Leave me now!
Silence is all I crave.
I eschew all things that reek,
It's the odor I deprave.

Elspode · 02-24-2004, 04:34 PM

Whew...tough day, OC?

OnyxCougar · 02-24-2004, 04:43 PM

Actually, no, today was remarkably stress free for me. Which is why I was surprised when that popped out.

edit: used "surpise" too much. changed it.

Happy Monkey · 02-24-2004, 04:50 PM

Can "deprave" be used in that way?

OnyxCougar · 02-24-2004, 04:56 PM

I webstered it before I used it just to be sure...

Quote:

Main Entry: de·prave
Pronunciation: di-'prAv
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s): de·praved; de·prav·ing
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French depraver, from Latin depravare to pervert, from de- + pravus crooked, bad

1 archaic : to speak ill of : MALIGN
2 : to make bad : CORRUPT; especially : to corrupt morally

And yes, in my poetry/writing, I tend to be archaic.

staceyv · 02-24-2004, 10:49 PM

i like it.

mrnoodle · 02-25-2004, 12:54 AM

Sometimes getting your anger out on (virtual) paper means stepping away from it for a bit. I like, too.

xoxoxoBruce · 02-25-2004, 06:13 AM

But does it work any better than "GO AWAY OR DIE"?

Elspode · 02-25-2004, 01:21 PM

Well, it works better as a poem. Go Away or Die is too short even for a haiku...

OnyxCougar · 02-25-2004, 01:42 PM

I can name it "Go Away or Die".....

Elspode · 02-25-2004, 04:17 PM

What?!! Brilliant!!

BTW, I like it too...

OnyxCougar · 02-25-2004, 04:37 PM

That means alot to me, Els. Thanks, hunny. Hows Stephen doing, by the way?

Elspode · 02-25-2004, 11:35 PM

Steve is doing physically very, very well. Emotionally, mentally...not so well.

He's not adjusting as well as I'd hoped in going back to his life prior to the surgeries. He got used to being around people (he lives alone and is rather socially isolated) and having people making a bunch of fuss over him all the time. He craves a lot more attention and interaction than he did before, and it is so damn hard for us to be there for him with him living elsewhere.

Not quite sure what we are gonna do yet. His return to work has gone very well, and that is important. We've just had a brand spanking new community center open up here in Grandview (it is *awesome*, truly), and we've signed him up for a membership there, so hopefully he'll get a lot out of that...perhaps a better physical self-image and perhaps some socialization as well.

I appreciate you asking, OC...how's things been for you? You've been sort of quiet around here, at least, about your run of the mill affairs, lately.

OnyxCougar · 02-26-2004, 10:19 AM

Glad he's ok, but I know what you mean about him being used to the attention. I think that's going to be the main obstacle with getting Bryan independant.

Once I get my journal back up I'll PM you the address. That has all the run of the mill stuff in it.

Too boring for this bunch.

xoxoxoBruce · 02-26-2004, 10:47 AM

Yeah, get crackin Lady. I miss it.

02-24-2004, 01:47 PM	#1
OnyxCougar Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Kingdom of Atlantia Posts: 2,979	Just wrote itself a few minutes ago... Let me be alone with silence. Let me savour sweet solitude. The chaos is too loud for me. I don't want you to intrude. This is my world, this is my life, These are my contemplations. I don't want your noise, your bitter stench, Your petty, cheap frustrations. Get out! Get out! Leave me now! Silence is all I crave. I eschew all things that reek, It's the odor I deprave.

02-24-2004, 04:34 PM	#2
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Whew...tough day, OC? __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

02-24-2004, 04:43 PM	#3
OnyxCougar Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Kingdom of Atlantia Posts: 2,979	Actually, no, today was remarkably stress free for me. Which is why I was surprised when that popped out. edit: used "surpise" too much. changed it. Last edited by OnyxCougar; 02-24-2004 at 04:47 PM.

02-24-2004, 04:50 PM	#4
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Can "deprave" be used in that way? __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

02-25-2004, 12:54 AM	#7
mrnoodle bent Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: under the weather Posts: 2,656	Sometimes getting your anger out on (virtual) paper means stepping away from it for a bit. I like, too. __________________ Sìn a nall na cuaranan sin. -- Cha mhór is fheairrde thu iad, tha iad coltach ri cat air a dhathadh

02-24-2004, 10:49 PM	#6
staceyv Lecturer Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Ohio Posts: 927	i like it.

02-25-2004, 06:13 AM	#8
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	But does it work any better than "GO AWAY OR DIE"? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

02-25-2004, 01:21 PM	#9
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Well, it works better as a poem. Go Away or Die is too short even for a haiku... __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

02-25-2004, 01:42 PM	#10
OnyxCougar Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Kingdom of Atlantia Posts: 2,979	I can name it "Go Away or Die".....

02-25-2004, 04:17 PM	#11
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	What?!! Brilliant!! BTW, I like it too... __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

02-25-2004, 04:37 PM	#12
OnyxCougar Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Kingdom of Atlantia Posts: 2,979	That means alot to me, Els. Thanks, hunny. Hows Stephen doing, by the way?

02-25-2004, 11:35 PM	#13
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Steve is doing physically very, very well. Emotionally, mentally...not so well. He's not adjusting as well as I'd hoped in going back to his life prior to the surgeries. He got used to being around people (he lives alone and is rather socially isolated) and having people making a bunch of fuss over him all the time. He craves a lot more attention and interaction than he did before, and it is so damn hard for us to be there for him with him living elsewhere. Not quite sure what we are gonna do yet. His return to work has gone very well, and that is important. We've just had a brand spanking new community center open up here in Grandview (it is awesome, truly), and we've signed him up for a membership there, so hopefully he'll get a lot out of that...perhaps a better physical self-image and perhaps some socialization as well. I appreciate you asking, OC...how's things been for you? You've been sort of quiet around here, at least, about your run of the mill affairs, lately. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

02-26-2004, 10:19 AM	#14
OnyxCougar Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Kingdom of Atlantia Posts: 2,979	Glad he's ok, but I know what you mean about him being used to the attention. I think that's going to be the main obstacle with getting Bryan independant. Once I get my journal back up I'll PM you the address. That has all the run of the mill stuff in it. Too boring for this bunch.

02-26-2004, 10:47 AM	#15
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Yeah, get crackin Lady. I miss it. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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