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The Man in the Yellow Shirt

August 8, 2011
By kjohnson SILVER, Knoxville, Tennessee
kjohnson SILVER, Knoxville, Tennessee
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Favorite Quote:
We are all a little weird and life's a little weird, but when we meet someone whose weirdness is compatible with ours, we join up with them and fall in mutual weirdness, but call is love.


There was a man last night
Standing across from where I sleep

He stood,
Oh so rather calmly
As he took in the image

Of me silently envisioning.
I sensed the presence
Of the man.
I looked up at him
And to my delirious bewilderment,
The man stayed,

Wearing his yellow shirt;
Ignoring the calamity that spilled from my lips:
“Who are you?”

Nothing.
“Why are you here?”

Nothing.
“What do you want?”

Nothing.
He simply watched me and pointed to the ceiling.
Beyond the ceiling to the sky;
And beyond the sky to the heavens.
Then the man in the yellow shirt left,

Without even uttering
A single goodbye.


The author's comments:
This was nightmare I had. The man was just stood there and I still have no idea what the dream meant. I feel like it had something to do with him telling me the recent loved ones I lost were ok in Heaven.

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on Aug. 13 2011 at 6:44 pm
kjohnson SILVER, Knoxville, Tennessee
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Favorite Quote:
We are all a little weird and life's a little weird, but when we meet someone whose weirdness is compatible with ours, we join up with them and fall in mutual weirdness, but call is love.

Thank you!

on Aug. 12 2011 at 10:23 pm
casielynnxoxo SILVER, Pasadena, Maryland
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Favorite Quote:
"You'll never fully understand someone, unless you are them."

This is really good, it flows amazingly and it's poetic with dialogue. :D