so i recently got reconnected with my dear friend (and sister) roman (who used to go by miranda to my lucinda) and i sent him a gigantic file filled with poetry i had written years ago that was just sitting and collecting virtual dust on my hard drive. he read all of it...several times might i add...and sent me back a healthy amount of them that would fit properly together and within the same binding. i'm so excited! i'm going to be publishing my very first book soon!! yikes!
here are a few excerpts that i found interesting...especially reading them after over 8 years...hope you enjoy!!
“The Cyborg”
Peaceful bliss
Without a rocking chair
Without a recliner
I feel the absent raindrops
Fall upon my naked flesh
In the center of my
Imagination field
Like those before me
And for certain those
The future’s children
I have become a cyborg
With dangling remote controls
And scanners and swipers
Satellite weather forecasts
And windshield wipers
We have become the cyborg
Only in my room
On a not too hot
Not too cold night
I can hear reality
Without the television
In the darkness of my
Silent silence
Like those before me
And for certain those
The future’s children
I have become a cyborg
While sustaining life
With chemical spills
And fascinated gadgets
Exploding electric bills
We have become
With dating games and refrigerators
Heart monitors and baby monitors
Telephone calls and water purifiers
Jackhammers and sewing machines
We have become
Protected sex and airbags in the dashboard
Alarm clocks and washers and dryers
Hair dye and cellular modems
Newspapers replace the town crier
We have become
The cyborg
“Un-zero”
Positive
Double positive
Elevation without negotiation
Oranges and apples both grow on trees
This time I’m a saint
That time I was a devil
But I’ll spend forever on my knees
Negative
Double negative
Salvation without condemnation
The difference between weeds and flowers
This time I’m a rich man
That time I was a whore
Let me show you my magical powers
“Codependency”
What am I to do?
Now that you’re gone
All it took was my name
And then nine everyday words
Nothing intellectual
Nothing that required a dictionary
And now I’m set off
A spiral
A zigzag
A circle
All in different directions
I am amputated
With the soleful purpose of regeneration
From both pieces
These things happen all the time
But I let a villain win
I spoke when I shouldn’t have
I shared my secrets with tattletales
I never trusted
Yet I feel betrayed
You were the only constant in my life
Now I am in limbo
'due'
TALK OUT LOUD
DON’T WHISPER
THE WORDS WILL BE UNDERSTOOD MORE CLEARLY
REMARKABLE VELOCITY
YOUR SANE IS MY INSANE
IRREPLACEABLE
MY PASSION IS YOUR FAMINE
READ ALOUD
THE PROPHECY
TAKE HEED IN THIS VALIANT SACRAFICE
THE DARKNESS HAS ARRIVED
I HAVE BEEN IN WHAT I BELIEVE
TO BE HEAVEN
I HAVE BEEN IN WHAT I BELIEVE
TO BE HELL
I HAVE BEEN IN WHAT I BELIEVE TO BE
LIMBO
NOW I AM
IMPREGNATED
“And I Will Go On”
…….so you asked him why he shot him in the subway
and he said,
“Because he stole a dollar from my magic guitar case.
There’s a lot of noises in my head
The kind of chalk your pills can’t erase…”
I will go on
Without myself
I will tend to the garden
And harvest the finest flowers
These are my children
These are the cups that hold my tears
Will you drink from my chalice?
It is overflowing
It shall all be different from now on
I shall all be powerful from now on
I shall all be different from now on
It shall all be beautiful for you to see
“So when they say I can’t live in the light
I think I’ll laugh
And when they lock the door I can see through
I think I’ll laugh
And when they say my behaviour is good
I think I’ll spit in their faces
And when they say I’m free to go
I think I’ll untie my laces”
“Everyday Distractions”
I hate myself more than I’ve ever hated myself before
Could that possible mean
That I’ll possibly make those changes I’ve been talking about
For almost twenty years
I’m so unconfident
That I’m making up words
I’m so angry
I can’t even look in the mirror
Why am I so frustrated?
I can’t stand anything anymore
It would be so easy to give up
Searching for the fight I should be fighting for
And become a normal American
Anyway
I’m almost home
My doors will open soon
And besides…
There’s someone staring at me
From across the train…
untitled
Determination has its privileges
Where did I go wrong?
Drama has its consequences
Sing me a silly song
I just want to sleep so long
Waste a couple days in wild dreams
And the rest of the week I’ll spend
Trying to remember them
Trying to figure out what they mean
Inadequacy has its fallacies
Congratulations on your newborn child
Maybe I should try painting…
I used to walk along the water
Long before that prophet could walk on land
And my talismans cut through mountains like dynamite
Before the scientists could understand
My hands calmed the seas with separation
And my shadow was reveled in royalty
The dinosaurs roared and the flowers bloomed
Just to display to me their loyalty
But that was all so many years ago
Now I’m imprisoned with hands and feet
Spending my nights supplying my shelter
And my days searching for something to eat
Loneliness and Passion infect my insides
And danger is truly danger
I have danced uncontrollable in ecstasy
And have walked through the swamps of anger
I used to be a superstar
My children the lights that lit the night
Now I am here to mirror you to teach you
Behold us and watch us take flight
here are a few excerpts that i found interesting...especially reading them after over 8 years...hope you enjoy!!
“The Cyborg”
Peaceful bliss
Without a rocking chair
Without a recliner
I feel the absent raindrops
Fall upon my naked flesh
In the center of my
Imagination field
Like those before me
And for certain those
The future’s children
I have become a cyborg
With dangling remote controls
And scanners and swipers
Satellite weather forecasts
And windshield wipers
We have become the cyborg
Only in my room
On a not too hot
Not too cold night
I can hear reality
Without the television
In the darkness of my
Silent silence
Like those before me
And for certain those
The future’s children
I have become a cyborg
While sustaining life
With chemical spills
And fascinated gadgets
Exploding electric bills
We have become
With dating games and refrigerators
Heart monitors and baby monitors
Telephone calls and water purifiers
Jackhammers and sewing machines
We have become
Protected sex and airbags in the dashboard
Alarm clocks and washers and dryers
Hair dye and cellular modems
Newspapers replace the town crier
We have become
The cyborg
“Un-zero”
Positive
Double positive
Elevation without negotiation
Oranges and apples both grow on trees
This time I’m a saint
That time I was a devil
But I’ll spend forever on my knees
Negative
Double negative
Salvation without condemnation
The difference between weeds and flowers
This time I’m a rich man
That time I was a whore
Let me show you my magical powers
“Codependency”
What am I to do?
Now that you’re gone
All it took was my name
And then nine everyday words
Nothing intellectual
Nothing that required a dictionary
And now I’m set off
A spiral
A zigzag
A circle
All in different directions
I am amputated
With the soleful purpose of regeneration
From both pieces
These things happen all the time
But I let a villain win
I spoke when I shouldn’t have
I shared my secrets with tattletales
I never trusted
Yet I feel betrayed
You were the only constant in my life
Now I am in limbo
'due'
TALK OUT LOUD
DON’T WHISPER
THE WORDS WILL BE UNDERSTOOD MORE CLEARLY
REMARKABLE VELOCITY
YOUR SANE IS MY INSANE
IRREPLACEABLE
MY PASSION IS YOUR FAMINE
READ ALOUD
THE PROPHECY
TAKE HEED IN THIS VALIANT SACRAFICE
THE DARKNESS HAS ARRIVED
I HAVE BEEN IN WHAT I BELIEVE
TO BE HEAVEN
I HAVE BEEN IN WHAT I BELIEVE
TO BE HELL
I HAVE BEEN IN WHAT I BELIEVE TO BE
LIMBO
NOW I AM
IMPREGNATED
“And I Will Go On”
…….so you asked him why he shot him in the subway
and he said,
“Because he stole a dollar from my magic guitar case.
There’s a lot of noises in my head
The kind of chalk your pills can’t erase…”
I will go on
Without myself
I will tend to the garden
And harvest the finest flowers
These are my children
These are the cups that hold my tears
Will you drink from my chalice?
It is overflowing
It shall all be different from now on
I shall all be powerful from now on
I shall all be different from now on
It shall all be beautiful for you to see
“So when they say I can’t live in the light
I think I’ll laugh
And when they lock the door I can see through
I think I’ll laugh
And when they say my behaviour is good
I think I’ll spit in their faces
And when they say I’m free to go
I think I’ll untie my laces”
“Everyday Distractions”
I hate myself more than I’ve ever hated myself before
Could that possible mean
That I’ll possibly make those changes I’ve been talking about
For almost twenty years
I’m so unconfident
That I’m making up words
I’m so angry
I can’t even look in the mirror
Why am I so frustrated?
I can’t stand anything anymore
It would be so easy to give up
Searching for the fight I should be fighting for
And become a normal American
Anyway
I’m almost home
My doors will open soon
And besides…
There’s someone staring at me
From across the train…
untitled
Determination has its privileges
Where did I go wrong?
Drama has its consequences
Sing me a silly song
I just want to sleep so long
Waste a couple days in wild dreams
And the rest of the week I’ll spend
Trying to remember them
Trying to figure out what they mean
Inadequacy has its fallacies
Congratulations on your newborn child
Maybe I should try painting…
I used to walk along the water
Long before that prophet could walk on land
And my talismans cut through mountains like dynamite
Before the scientists could understand
My hands calmed the seas with separation
And my shadow was reveled in royalty
The dinosaurs roared and the flowers bloomed
Just to display to me their loyalty
But that was all so many years ago
Now I’m imprisoned with hands and feet
Spending my nights supplying my shelter
And my days searching for something to eat
Loneliness and Passion infect my insides
And danger is truly danger
I have danced uncontrollable in ecstasy
And have walked through the swamps of anger
I used to be a superstar
My children the lights that lit the night
Now I am here to mirror you to teach you
Behold us and watch us take flight
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