This moment in time
I never want back
the day throws itself upon me
slaps me, hard
offers me more scar tissue
this moment in time
celebrates with a flash of blue
brings out the woundedness
too fast, too final
what was that about worlds and ghosts
who called the police the first time
tell me what this means
lots of things are written about the dark nights of the soul:
it's always three in the morning ...
... it's a little bit like poetry
house holds unfold
people come
undone
trying to get in between the pages
more FRAGILE cartons to load up:
obituaries poetry zines an All Blacks tribute
a Patti Smith vinyl and an enlarger you've carried around since the 70s
a freezer bag filled with bottles of tonic and tins of Rocker Wax Urban Fudge
three SX 70 Polaroid cameras retrieved from a back shed
none of them work you'd hold them in your palm
blow on the images, gently make the colours
dance
around
most of the night
when we first got together
that neon Coke sign flickered away
intermittently
like somebody having an epileptic
seizure
some where
most of the night
we waltzed across the bar-room
didn't sleep
fell
in out in
of love whatever wherever that is
tell me what this means
love tries to make sense of no sense
gets wedged between the pages
stuck in between words
it's a little bit like poetry
I can't keep up
tell me what this means
Dear Kristen, if I knew I would tell you. But step by step... :)
ReplyDeleteYes Rob, as I don't know either, I think there'll have to be at least one more tell me what this means poem as I try to figure it our!
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DeleteI love your poem. Especially the Patti Smith rant. Glorious.
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DeleteI hope to hear you read it someday...
ReplyDeleteThanks Rob for being such a kind & constant reader :))
DeleteYes I must perform some of these pieces, particularly the speedy, fast paced ones that build up & intensify as they accelerate!
PS glad u liked the Patti Smith moment- I'm a huge fan. & I actually used to collect Polaroid SX70s (so Warhol). There's more than 3 & they're worth something- not that I'm selling!
DeleteI'm a big PS fan too.
Deletemost of the night
ReplyDeletebetween the pages
stuck too fast
too final
love summons its police
nevertheless
the moment is never arrested
Yes Kit, can't seem to escape love's police & moments that escape arrest.
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