Identify this darkroom

Identify this darkroom

The pictures can tell history.

Fingers touching it, brushing it

tremble by an unexplained agony;

as if sun is going to set

amid a dense forest

and he has lost his doggie.

He let his fingers mop the photograph;

carefully unhinge

from an album

of the days now only echoing.

He touches the echo;

it breaks into more echoes, -

cheerless, sad, broken echoes.

And the hidden heads of Medusa linger.

The photograph is the door

to his past and for coming back.

He stands up.

It is time to burn it.

Fire eats away fire.

He closes the door

himself remains there;

in a place smeared with own blood

and things that might not have happened

had he studied ifs and buts.

It was all there. Trapped into the picture.

Now picture is a nonbeing

only he remains. Caged.

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Jo N. Apr 13, 2009, 10:39pm EDT

Very nice!

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Kimberly Ripley Apr 13, 2009, 10:41pm EDT

Sometimes the past comes back to haunt us. There is an air of mystery to this poem!

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JOHN BECK Apr 13, 2009, 10:43pm EDT

The addiction has apparently been conquered, if that actually happens.

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Dr. Erica Goodstone Apr 13, 2009, 10:57pm EDT

The metaphor is good with many meanings.

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Connie H. Apr 13, 2009, 11:02pm EDT

Bravo - 10!

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Georgiana S. Apr 13, 2009, 11:03pm EDT

yes, mystery, there will be an epilogue?

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Jennifer Lee Apr 13, 2009, 11:22pm EDT

Reminds me of a lost love, excellent! Thank you for posting to our group.

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Lisa Frost Apr 13, 2009, 11:30pm EDT

wonderful!

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roger s. Apr 13, 2009, 11:50pm EDT

good job

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sally g. Apr 14, 2009, 12:11am EDT

nice job

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charity kimball ツ Apr 14, 2009, 12:29am EDT

Thanks for posting to the group Letskeepintouch

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Sue T. Apr 14, 2009, 12:48am EDT

The past is always lurking in the background somewhere. Great write, Poddar ~ you paint a potent scene here.

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♥¤ J K¤ ♥ Apr 14, 2009, 12:56am EDT

Thanks for sharing.

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Melanie B. Apr 14, 2009, 1:16am EDT

Thank you for sharing with us at The Graveyard Hours

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Svetlana Goryacheva Apr 14, 2009, 1:56am EDT

Truly captivating, from the very first line! :-)

Blessings and best wishes - S.

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Kimber F. Apr 14, 2009, 2:12am EDT

What a mysterious and vivid poem. You draw such great pictures with your words. Well done. Thanks for sharing and peace.

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Elsie Duggan Apr 14, 2009, 2:19am EDT

wonderful Poddar

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F. Jeanette c. Apr 14, 2009, 3:08am EDT

great imagery

10 4 u

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Shelbia C. Apr 14, 2009, 4:06am EDT

Thanks for posting to Writing Reservoir.

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Kathryn E. Apr 14, 2009, 4:55am EDT

I love this one most of all your recent works. Speaks so much for me.

Featured in the Triple Name Club.

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Elle Crawfoard Apr 14, 2009, 6:34am EDT

WOW!

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JustMe ~I'm happy to be~ Apr 14, 2009, 7:26am EDT

Wow - a real statement to being tied to the past........

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Ann M. (Site Scryer) Apr 14, 2009, 9:11am EDT

I'm dying to know what was in the picture! There are so many possiblities.

Thank you for posting this to The Surreal Circus.

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Purrrrrrrrrrr~Genki dashite~Nantoka naru-yo! S. Apr 14, 2009, 9:26am EDT

seeps deep into the subconscious~strong strokes of words~

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David W. Apr 14, 2009, 10:03am EDT

Interesting and introspective. There is ymstery within all of us.

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William Dotani Apr 14, 2009, 10:09am EDT

The what if of life is the shadow of a past that has remorsefulness.

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Nancy Biri Apr 14, 2009, 10:38am EDT

Nice

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Nikki S. Apr 14, 2009, 11:10am EDT

Thanks for posting ~ Paying it forward
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Holly K. Apr 14, 2009, 11:25am EDT

Nice job!

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roger s. Apr 14, 2009, 11:59am EDT

very nice

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Dana W. Apr 14, 2009, 12:53pm EDT

Thank you so very much for posting to the New Stuff groups! Here to view comment and rate.

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Adrian Eve Revenaugh Apr 14, 2009, 1:29pm EDT

Kushal,
I was left feeling as though you're character was making a conscious decision to seal the tomb from inside. To give up the grueling effort of moving through the nightmare and remain rooted in remorse, a choice option for the exhausted soul and one that serves for a time.

The writing is a definite teaser asking the reader to wait for more. Perhaps part of a series in a nonlinear evolution of soul.

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Deloris Wright Apr 14, 2009, 2:22pm EDT

Great poem Poddar. I think we are all tied to the past arent we>

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t b. Apr 14, 2009, 2:34pm EDT

Shadows

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blaine d. Apr 14, 2009, 3:07pm EDT

great one!

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Tara C. Apr 14, 2009, 6:37pm EDT

very interesting

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Sharon P. Apr 14, 2009, 7:09pm EDT

Vivis word pictures.

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Cheryl W. Apr 14, 2009, 9:44pm EDT

A wonderful poem, Poddar!

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Sheila Deeth Apr 14, 2009, 11:58pm EDT

No way to erase the past, as it's a part of us. But so tempting to try.

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Stephanie S. Apr 15, 2009, 5:40am EDT

very nice poem

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Angela A. Apr 15, 2009, 7:41pm EDT

Ooh, trapped in a world of his own making!
Thanks for posting to my group, Anythingwriting

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William Dotani Apr 16, 2009, 3:54am EDT

I reread this. The metaphor of the doggy could be about a personal relationship. The caged aspect showed this person had restricted a freedom. Interesting wordplay.

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Kim J. Apr 18, 2009, 1:30am EDT

Deep! We all have ties to the past that we cannot escape. I personally relate this. Thanx for sharing.

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Barbara M. Apr 19, 2009, 7:40pm EDT

Thanks for sharing with READING BOOKS ONLINE!

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Paula C. May 2, 2009, 2:29am EDT

I wanted to let you know that I had stopped by to check out what you’ve recently shared with all of us here at gather.
Since I’m in the middle of Finals week, I hate to admit, but I must give in to the temptation of leaving a generic comment
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Michelle W. May 19, 2009, 8:29pm EDT

There is an air of mystery and finality in this piece ... and the photograph holds the key. I have fotos like this ... they transport me and entice me to stay where I no longer belong.

Thanks for posting in Journey Into Poetry !

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