A Summer of Scrumping
Under Skies Like That
I have to be up there
I need to swim in the sky
it's not enough to be below,
to be beneath, in this glorious heat,
laugh with this golden afternoon and cry under these raspberry sunsets
it's not enough to smell the sky alone from down here
and be grateful just to have it -
I have to be up there,
peeling and knotting, churning and writhing, wheeling and rolling,
drifting in this ripest blue we're blessed with but three days a year
I have to be up there
and drown myself
where the wind's breath begins as a sigh,
like one drawn by the smallest kiss,
at the top of my neck, your teeth and lips,
I have to be up there
to bite and have the sun's juice dribble down my wrist
in the boundless, the truly empty shining boundlessness of it,
I have to be up there,
to breathe again
I have to be up there,
but offer me your hand once more my love
and I will plant roots so deep in this dark earth
they will think the world an apple
and I it's stem
About the Creator
Josh R
Love anything larger than life, especially if it's theatre.
Come and read about horrors, cowboys, magical beasts, pirates and lovers. Maybe not all at once.
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Day 4 of Quitting
If this is how sobriety feels, maybe it’s better to go through life a little buzzed… this, along with other hits like, I want to kill myself, I wish I was dead, and I’m going to throw myself off a bridge have been the only thoughts on rotation these past few days. I promise myself that if, in a month, I still feel like this (‘this’ meaning despondent, full of rage, and simultaneously numb) I can go back to smoking. Until mid-February though? Nicotine is off the table.
By sleepy drafts5 days ago in Longevity
Comments (18)
Congratulations on getting top story. You’re doing great. 😊 Keep up the great writing pieces!
well written
Congrats on the TS
Congrats on TS! Amazing piece!😊
This piece beautifully captures the yearning to escape the mundane and immerse oneself in the vastness of the sky, where freedom and passion intertwine. The imagery of being "up there," where the wind's breath begins and the sun's juice dribbles down the wrist, evokes a deep desire for transcendence. Yet, there's also a grounding element, a willingness to stay rooted for love, which adds a poignant contrast. The final lines are especially powerful, suggesting that true connection can anchor us even in our deepest flights of fancy. A truly evocative and poetic expression of longing and love.
OMG this is one of the best poems I have read on Vocal! Congrats on TS 🫶🏻🎉❤️⭐️ raspberry skies - have to be up there … and the ending. Wow❗️
Congratulations on your TS. It's beautiful
Beautifully written!
Gorgeously worded
Nice and sweet...and sticky? Top Story indeed!
This is a gorgeous piece. Congrats on the TS.
An absolutely beautiful poem!
What a lovely sentiment. This is such a beautiful and heartfelt poem.
Back to say congratulations.
Amazing
Amazing
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A nice summer poetry. It is so powerful.