The Keep

[EscapedMentalPatientParticipant 1489]

THE KEEP

I’ve walked amongst the trees; and heard them whisper
I’ve seen the sun kiss the wind, with bright embrace
Snow hissing divine through white birch stands
I’ve walked the earth; light steps caress her lovely face
And still; I’ve not lived

I’ve wept for loss and for my father’s last quest
His hand’s last wave, a caress of mine
A final embrace, I held his soul, scattered it to the wind
In Ocean waters, a great surf of pale wine
And still; I’ve not lived

I’ve loved; a storm so fierce, my heart sunken to the deep
My life taken, robbed, stolen, pawned, for all that I toiled
My mind a piano unlearned, untuned.
I’ve wandered the streets, head cast down; all inside a knotted, barbed stove
Stood on a ledge, testing one foot’s strength, only to find my grip again
And Still, I’ve not Lived.

I’ve walked through blowing sands, scoured awash and burnt
Blinded by the washed space, deject, distraught with hot angst
Fate; an undecided adversary
No tale of direction, an aimless walk ; ill, to amble alone uncertain, a silent voice screaming.
In the distance, it stood tall.
And Still, I’d not lived.

It rose above the pain, great walls; bleached stone etched with wisdom, forged by time and the injurious
An invitation, for my brothers alone in this world, together now.
A guard silently nods; nothing asked; be it that I come alone.
And so to the Keep I come, embraced, and shall leave again to return.

As now I live.

April-8-2016, 17 mins, EMP

[experiencedParticipant]

F~~~in’ A man, that’s fantastic.

"It seems like there's times a body gets struck down so low, there ain't a power on earth that can ever bring him up again. Seems like something inside dies so he don't even want to get up again. But he does."

[EscapedMentalPatientParticipant 1489]

experienced wrote:

F~~~in’ A man, that’s fantastic.

Many thanks, sir.

Cheers.

[ILiveAgainParticipant]

Beautiful EMP just beautiful.

How are you doing?

[EscapedMentalPatientParticipant 1489]

ILiveAgain wrote:

Beautiful EMP just beautiful.

How are you doing?

Thank you for reading, and for your so valued comment, brother.

I really like your new avatar. Very fitting and noble.

I’m taking it pretty easy, and as well as I can sir. Thank you for asking. Focusing on day to day. Good days and bad I suppose. I’m not a cat, for certain. They’ve got nine lives. I’ve got eleven.

And how might you be Sir Knight?

[BlacqueJacqueShellacqueParticipant 6890]

@ EMP, very nice read early in the morning. It is not often that I read a piece of poetry anymore. Thanks for injecting this into the forums. All bad days pass with time.

[ILiveAgainParticipant]

EscapedMentalPatient wrote:

ILiveAgain wrote:

Beautiful EMP just beautiful.

How are you doing?

Thank you for reading, and for your so valued comment, brother.

I really like your new avatar. Very fitting and noble.

I’m taking it pretty easy, and as well as I can sir. Thank you for asking. Focusing on day to day. Good days and bad I suppose. I’m not a cat, for certain. They’ve got nine lives. I’ve got eleven.

And how might you be Sir Knight?

I’m doing super fine EMP. My road is flat at the moment with a slight wind to my back.

Are you around for a while? You know we think of you and send healing thoughts.

When I saw your post the air became a little fresher around here. Smells of pine and morning dew.

Try and stay around a while yes?

[EscapedMentalPatientParticipant 1489]

BlacqueJacqueShellacque wrote:

@ EMP, very nice read early in the morning. It is not often that I read a piece of poetry anymore. Thanks for injecting this into the forums. All bad days pass with time.

Thanks very much for this, BlacqueJacque. I am always pleased if anything I’ve written manages an impact. Cheers, brother.

ILiveAgain wrote:

I’m doing super fine EMP. My road is flat at the moment with a slight wind to my back.

Are you around for a while? You know we think of you and send healing thoughts.

When I saw your post the air became a little fresher around here. Smells of pine and morning dew.

Try and stay around a while yes?

It’s great to hear that you’re cruising at 36,000 with a tailwind, Captain T.

Yes, my brudder, I’m around again. Just taking things very slowly and doing more reading than anything.

I have managed to trick you though, I see. What you are smelling is cheap cologne called “EAU DE CHRISSMASS TREE”, (bottled in Iraq) to mask a night of horrid and torrential drinking of some damned beer that came in a large, octagonal bottle at quite a reasonable price. I failed to read the part that it works well on “Baked On Grease”. Damn them and their shady ways. In all fairness, I probably should not buy my liquor at “The Dollar Stop”, in what was purportedly the cleaning product section. Slight misjudgement. “De L’Alcool” does not apparently mean It’s All Cool in French. Who knew there was such a thing as sterile cleaning alcohol. I should have paid attention in high school for the love of Christ.

In complete seriousness though sir, yes, I am honoured to be back and should probably explain a bit as to my absence. I’ll try to keep it short.

I was in a very dark place for some time, and really not feeling well at all. In point of fact, I wasn’t myself at all, just as I had feared was going to happen. Apart from being very ill, I really don’t respond well to many medications.

As this place is a significant and holy place to myself, I did not want to cast one of those dark, black inky auras about The Keep. While I know that men of your wisdom and experience (among so many other gents here that I admire) might understand such things; I feared that some of our younger members / lurkers / potential MGTOW might get a wrong feel for the place with bad vibes spinning about from my half-baked comings and goings.

To be sure, I am back in much better spirits and am thrilled that so many are still here to impart their wisdom. I’m honoured that you continued to think of me, as I did of so many.

Yourself, Doc Fenderson, BrainPilot, Albert (Is he come back at all?), CPig, The Keymaster, good old Tower, Grumpy, RoyDal, J Sobieski, Russky……..hell I should not even be writing names. There are just too many and I’ve got brain fog; so no insult intended if I didn’t include someone’s name. There aren’t many here who I don’t admire. You’re all brothers whom I’d never forget.

Thanks for the welcome back, Cap’n. This place was never far from my mind, brother.

Cheers.

[FrankyParticipant 2338]

EscapedMentalPatient wrote:

I feared that some of our younger members / lurkers / potential MGTOW might get a wrong feel for the place with bad vibes

You never gave a bad vibe from my point of view, in fact quite the opposite , welcome back man looking forward to arguing with you again ha!

[EscapedMentalPatientParticipant 1489]

Franky wrote:

You never gave a bad vibe from my point of view, in fact quite the opposite , welcome back man looking forward to arguing with you again ha!

Thanks bud. 😀

I don’t remember arguing with you in any notable frequency, Frankenator, but damn it, it sounds like fun and we’ll have to do it more often.

Cheers man.

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