There’s never enough blanket.
Cradle beneath the dusty window
in a barren world outside, I hide
in the false illumination now battling
darkness, jousting through the glass.
Clock slaps 10:36p.m., E.S.T.
e.s.p. driving the hippocampus wild
as FOX reminds me of the cartoonish
programming within myself.
Driving to school while avoiding the cops,
racing over highways at Nascar speeds
passing lefts and rights and overpasses,
oil spots and broken down’s.
Spilling hot coffee before work,
pale brown rain dripping down my cheeks
one-drop, two-drop, three-dropped
drizzle before a storm, just enough to stain.
Giantess of a Credit Union’s harassment,
Fly-aways, broken zippers, lost items,
Lates, Absents, over-slepts, underpaids.
Radios stolen out of cars.
e.s.p. chiming in- your boyfriend is up to something.
and back into my animated world
I fall; where pain doesn’t hurt,
cold doesn’t sting, and farts are
funny, not smelly.
Laptop burning my thighs
(for once some sensation)
tip–tap-typing-
crick-crack-cracking
fingers frantic at the heels of bedtime,
avoiding importance and left with
negatives.
nothing poetic, no epiphany-
--climax--
--romance--
--funds--
--peace– (or quiet)
-–faith--
--hope--
--excitement--
–a fair, fighting chance--
–the old college try--
–inspiration–
you decide.
Author notes
drifting somewhere in a daze between realities
Please tell me what you think
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I would say inspiration for sure! I like the part about the laptop burning your thighs and how you welcome that at least its a sensation. Thats how I feel sometimes too. Great write, enjoyed very much
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Very cool form you've got here, and, as your author notes suggest, I was left feeling a little like I were experiencing different realities simultaneously. Cool effect, I must say. lol. I think the final half of the piece is where I really felt involved with what you were saying, but as a whole, it worked very well together. The single lines between the bigger stanzas were my favorite. Added a great deal of impact to the verses that followed.
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this was the weirdest poem i haver ever read love but i liked it you have all the importance of giving this poetic,creativity and its own sort of ryhme great read dear
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I loved it. VERY messy and complicated but the comparisons are just amazing. The mix of thoughts is very apparent and the use of vocabulary is good.
"-the old college try--
-inspiration-
you decide."
Beaut ending.
Bandaid.
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you think it's messy, try being INSIDE this brain.
Thanks for the read and comment!
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