i warn you: i translate improperly
(like the diaspora of color when graffiti runs.)
my remains are my gift to the world, and my saga lives on
through you;
it always
will.
i warn you now: i must be held down
tightly.
these after- lives are troubled things.
so tag me, release me from this man.
i'm hiding in new york city
under a pier of circus freaks; the tribe of rude
homosexuals and transgendered ghosts
of who we were-- in other lives--
under tent- like covers
where light
has never been.
you may find me there,
i'm always there.
i writhe for you; a serpentine, a lover.
the morning comes, and i leave you with my rainbow cloak.
there is no other
so wear it, live it
and love it
well.
my father will understand such parting
someday.
and i ask of you the same.
i ask of you, dear brother, for a pit.
to make a sacrifice of me.
place me in it when i am gone.
when the evolution's done, and this world is whole again,
i will come.
i will be the plant, the star,
the earth.
and i'll forgive this transgression.
i'll even see you home
again
to this rude, unwelcomed
wake- up call.
Author notes
your guess is as good as mine.
A contest entry
- Pimp up my honorable mention or trophyless by leander.
400 points, ended December 4, 2007, 86 entries
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Comments
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This poem is flooded with imagery - in the good sense of the word - and I do like that very much
You have written something that actually demands from the reader to keep his mind with it for a full, 100 percent. Thought-provoking poems like this is something I fancy too
The title 'disturbed' me a bit though. All those colours stuffed upon each other, I think there's a more 'practical' and 'eye-pleasing' solution for that, but then again, that's my personal opinion
All by all, you've done a great job with this!
Thank you for entering the contest, I wish you the very best!
Leander -
"i writhe for you; a serpentine, a lover.
the morning comes, and i leave you with my rainbow cloak.
there is no other
so wear it, live it
and love it
well."....my fav stanza! wao!gosh,I looooooove your style!well done(again),tiger!well done indeed!
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you are abstract
or maybe i am
and when i read your words
they twist me into meaning
i don't quite understand
but i like finding it anyway
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weirdo. this actually reveals a lot, like the "rainbow" could be a parallel for your sexual preference or responsibilities. umm am i over estimating. lol. anyway. i love your writing and you know it very well. so yeah- well done dustie rustie.
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wicked awesome.
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full-spectrum writing? i like that symbol of a rainbow with it's bent, horizon-spanning colors as symbol of the arch your life.
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whooooahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.
you must be tripping on something, hombre. haha.
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i know, right? i even comment on my own stuff now. i think it's the start of schizophrenia.
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haha. deaqth is slowly approachinnnng. or not, because that would suck.
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probably.
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-i'm hiding in new york city
where?
Well done.
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Oh, btw, why do you talk to yourself in the author's notes?
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Crap, I meant, in the comments. Sorry about that.
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holy shit. (ots 7am, i am not more prolific at this time)
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you dirty wench.
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ha ra! ra! ra!
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you forgot peach. and black and white.
traitor to the rainbow guild, i say!
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