I have no idea what possessed me to write this poem, but it's the first one I've written in months, so I decided to post it. It ain't good by any means, but at least I'm compelled to do something after all this time. (Update 7-15: For some reason the comment link hasn't been working on this, can't find URL. I'll see what I can do about that.)
I want to die on a cold day
the smoke of my bones
sullying a leaden sky
my soul clinging fast
to the wheels
of heaven
groaning over stars
seen from the
backside
light reversed
black holes
whirring like saucers
in a b-movie
riding the tunnel
of light through
a prism bent in
shades of gray
diffused melodic
dispersal of
protons
shotgun approach
to universal nothing
boom scatter
boom scatter scatter
a silent rock band
of negative matter
windmill on strings
of rays
solar wind tooting
the horn of
silence
it's like jazz in
the void
yeah jazz in the void
all that noise
and nothing
much

5 Comments:
Well, don't know what was wrong with original link, but this seems to be working. Thanks Carter and Ben for the emailed comments.
Well, hell, Jazz. Might as well let the bunch in on this.
for Jazzbo
"Nothing much"
my Ass.
My man, you keep us
centered
& just a little
off balance
in a world gone
berserkeley
your work
(& I mean ALL of it)
gives some of us
a toe-hold
on reality
that we might not want
to live
without
You've been to a very dark place
& the burden of light
you carry
can get heavy
that's why we all share the load.
Thanks Man.
Ben
this is a fine poem, selling yourself short as always
i like this one too, i like the common words that are sort of uncommonly used, like "sullying"
good poem, i like the last part the best.
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