Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Poetry

Poetry, the effectual lover. She will leave you
for your brother;

drapes torn, while the taste of her is
still on your tongue.

Poetry knows your lies,
collects lies,
makes you believe.

Poetry is a plastic bag in the wind against August.

It is the unkept self in the morning;
with nothing to do but rhyme.

It is the weed pushing, drawing air
deep into its lungs, corrupting,

assuming parking lots.

Poetry makes love in the dark after fucking all day.

It will lame you, lead you,
find your most intimate words,
then leave you.

Poetry is the blind man singing beyond his sight,
a song made for everyone-

and some will not understand.

6 comments:

  1. Whoa, never saw poetry in this light before. . .interesting take on the subject matter!

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  2. wow, what a special way to look at poetry, you rock!

    A++

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  3. thanks jingle, I wanted to broaden even my own conception of poetry here- to let go and see where we went.

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  4. Deep and just awesome...YOU NAILED it, so emotional and true.

    enjoy the potluck, I dig this :)

    http://lynnaima.wordpress.com/2011/04/28/asmodeus-and-the-rapture/

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  5. wow! i love the last part... nice work.

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  6. your stuff actually tastes like poetry
    like it

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