A Cab Drivers Confessions Poem by Carsten Thomsen

A Cab Drivers Confessions

Rating: 5.0


And in the light
of dying day
your voice grew
strong
and boastful
as you showed me
your
celluloid past
pointing them out
One by One
telling me names
and dirty deeds done
and secrets shared
of
severed heads
landmine limbs
in treetops
and dried human ear
in key-ring
We raised our cups of whiskey
to abject adolescent atrocities
and
to you making it
out alive
when so many
armed lives for hire
hadn't

I took one
last long look

A group of grinning
boys in fatigues
posing
with guns
for the camera
who ALL
came back as
different
men

POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
My cab-driver who would send me to school and pick me up after I finished my job as a teacher here in Thailand. He got me a little worried when I, with my far from perfect Thai, picked up words like 'severed head in plastic bag' as he and his friends brought in some Golden Triangle drug-kingpin (in the days before everybody had cameras and mobile phones)
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Allemagne Roßmann 23 January 2010

A cabbie or a cable guy -and confessions even if done by true heart-people accepts to be undone coz' they deal with dark secrets or something dark. But its a very dusky confession though and a beautiful narration Sir. We expect more of such confessions.10++for the work.

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Vipins Puthooran 06 January 2012

A good poem! ! ! Well-written! ! ! !

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Ramesh Rai 06 February 2012

a beautiful poem. i liked it

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Pheko Motaung 06 February 2012

A really fantastic poem! You're a fabulous writer.

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Wahab Abdul 07 February 2012

What a nice poem is it! Nice words have been used in the poem. The quality of the poem is in its flow, the texture of the poem is knitted well, the theme is fantastic, a very good image has been created.The another quality of the poem is its mystic music. It is a great poem.I like the poem; I enjoyed it while reading. I am giving you 100/100..Keep it up. And at last I like to thank you for sharing this superb poem among us.please read some of mine.

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Brian Jani 24 May 2014

Wow What a poem man! ! ! !

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Alla Simone 31 August 2013

Excellent storytelling and metaphors. I feel I am there listening to the stories myself. celluloid past, abject adolescent atrocities- also enjoyed the language. Thanks for sharing.

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ishant Bhurani 16 February 2012

Nice poem Really liked it...

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Ahmed Abomahfouz 08 February 2012

strong poem / vividly set / style is unique..marks 10+

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Omoloja Yusuf 07 February 2012

Intelligent and interesting. I`m inspired.

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