those disparate streams David
they ribbon into twisted hums
of soliloquies made of barns
and watching barns
geometric lines
the curve of the horizon
like the cusp of something culpably
sublime and mathematical
I want to feel that sweat, that salt
that tornado that bent your face to it's grid
I want to logically determine the wind
your loneliness
lyrically alive in those
carefully
chosen
words and diatribes
stitched between the leanness of
narrative
meta- narrative
mid west Mecca
meta of autonomy
the smell of burning corn
co-ordinates of culpa
crawling through the ligaments
of is and is
the inner worlds we knit
and knot into a hubris of longing
how we fantasize and fetishize the high of the high we wish for
let me crack that ball
cleanly
knowing the bend of the breeze
the pock marked tarmac
let me not know
of straight lines
let me breathe
in the depth
of what
is broken
imperfect
5 comments:
let me breathe
in the depth
of what
is broken
imperfect ... yes i know what you mean...i have no use for those all-too-straight-lines as well...
personally i am rather fond of the broken and imperfect...
how we fantasize and fetishize the high of the high we wish for ...ha aint that the truth...
The beginning of this is vivid and build so slowly and perfectly to the core message you underline in so many lines--images are very speaking for me, and so much resonates besides just the clean, strong finish. If I had to pick a line, it would be '...I want to feel that sweat, that salt/that tornado that bent your face to it's grid...' Fine poem, cat.
I love the pace and build and ultimately, the calm of this piece. beautifully done!
This poem calls for more than one read to understand it...it conjures up all sorts of thoughts for me, which I guess is your intention, given the name of your blog.
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