Excerpt for Segments Of My Mind by Barry Cramp, available in its entirety at Smashwords

SEGMENTS OF MY MIND

Published by Barry Cramp at Smashwords

Copyright 2012 Barry Cramp

Smashwords Edition, License Notes

This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.



In Black and White



Motionless,

The child crouched,

Uncomprehending,

For there in the tree-trunk,

Lived peacefully,

Thousands of white and black…..

ANTS.





Separation



The woman crouched,

Framed,

In the doorway of the cream-coloured peeling paint walls,

Her children,

Uncomprehending,

Suck their thumbs,

Anaesthetised,

By their innocence,

From the suffering ,

In their teartorn,

Mother.





Lights at Night



The eyelids of night,

Closed,

Upon those,

Who,

If not for the lights,

Would never know,

Of me…. And you,

Here.





Thoughts of Expression



Wanting,

Yet not willing,

My sinews of thought,

Twist,

In search of expression……

A lifelong duel,

Fought over lands of age,

Which in many ,

Strives unconquered,

Towards tragic……..

Self-destruction.



Now,

The duel has lifted to a higher plain,

Where beauty is perceived,

Yet cynically viewed,

A contradiction of expression,

In a time when healthiness of mind and body,

Rides on high……

In the self-awareness…….

Renaissance.



Yet,

In closing,

I perceive,

Expression as continuous,

Forever present,

In whichever form,


Purchase this book or download sample versions for your ebook reader.
(Pages 1-3 show above.)