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peterdawes — Notes to Ian Curtis
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Published: 2008-12-11 18:47:20 +0000 UTC; Views: 1119; Favourites: 28; Downloads: 8
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onei walked along lonely streets
with a lit cigarette in hand.
attempting to find it all.
the center of the city;
the dead souls that seem to
keep calling me.
tell me, as you waited for her
did she ever arrive?
two
“god in his wisdom took you by the hand
god in his wisdom helped you understand.”
since you know better than most now...
... is there truly a god?
three
i once owned unknown pleasures
on vinyl.
at times, i miss
placing a needle on the spinning
large, black disc and listening
to the popping,
the crackling, the bumps.
i always thought that was
part of the ambiance of the music.
perhaps the ghosts
attempting to sing along.
four
love will tear us apart.
but at times, it mends us as well.
i am sorry
you never knew what this was like
while you were alive.
we tortured souls
do not often know how to accept
such a thing.
five
when i am walking alone
on the city streets
with a lit cigarette
i still mutter the lyrics to
“shadowplay”
underneath my breath.
tell me, as you waited for her
did she ever arrive?
six
since you know better than most now...
... is there truly a god?
or are we just alone
in this colony?
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Comments: 29
Really sad, once saw somebody wearing an Unknown Pleasures t-shirt. I complimented them on it and said, "I didn't know you liked their music."
They said: "I didn't know it was a band, I just thought it looked good."
Sad times.
This is brilliant. I particularly love Three about the vinyl. Quite agree
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Great poem and great tribute - I am no expert on Joy Division, but I think the poem works regardless. Very nicely done!
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so glad it works out, regardless of one's familiarity with joy division. being a fan, it is hard for me to know for certain. so comments like this are a relief.
thank you very kindly.
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amazing piece. Easily a favorite of mine. It flows well and just works well. Great job! I'd like to see more of this from you.
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thank you. i was concerned about this one. glad it worked out.
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I really enjoyed this, it was really thought-provoking and masterfully written. Love it!
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It's beautiful. I think I caught most of the references *victory dance*, but I still don't get who 'she' is.
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L6 S1 'calling me as well'
the 'as well' seems a bit pointless and throws it off for me.
S3 is beautiful. I love how you talk about the ambience of the music on the vinyl.
L6-7 of S4 confuse me.
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1. the "as well" is a reference to the song "dead souls". in the refrain he says, "they keep calling me." so i was saying, basically, "me, too." you are right, though. it did throw it. i decided to take it out.
2. i miss record players for that reason.
3. i was not so certain about them as well. i decided to delete them.
thank you!
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Np, glad I was of some help.
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Dunno anything about the recepient, but this was a cool read. I'm actually kind of weird and read it backwards. 6 down to 1. >_> I'm not sure how that changes anything, but I enjoyed it like that. *puts on weirdo hat*
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now, that sounds rather fascinating. when this is not so fresh in my mind, i shall read it that way and see what it says.
"you can dress up like a sultan in your onion... head... hat."
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I just like the feeling stuff gives when you know the end, then get to know how it happens. Its the Romeo and Juliet geek in me, I guess.
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ah, interesting style.
I was unaware of this form of poetry before now...
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as was i. but i found it intriguing.
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Well I personally like it. The Epistle was particularly intriguing.
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i found it rather fascinating. a bit difficult, but unique.
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Wow. I just learned a new style to do an epistle poem. Thanks to you Peter. Thank you. BTW, Great poem.
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