i get listened to and ignored
in the same breath
you think i’d be used to it
but i aint quite got there yet
i don’t know where i’m going
i don’t know where i’ve been
i’m not even entirely sure that i saw
all that i think i have seen
fecund dripping expectations
drunken precocious proclamations
beady squint eyed insinuations
erratic seminal emanations
parasitic
prismatic
prehistoric
plasmatic
are you with me so far?
Wendy knew…
well anyway
as i was saying:
a sudden intake of breath
a quick yet sure and steady grip
is it a gasp or or a grasp
neither of which you should let slip
my directionless meandering
bouncing from problem to issue
with a graceful
almost practiced ease
from the
infinitesimal
to the
gargantuan
it's all relative
on a long enough timeline
somewhere
parasitic impositions
unhealthy inclinations
and a guarded apathy
(it was at this point i stepped away from my computer in a vain attempt to allow the words i was grasping for to appear and reform somewhere between my subconscious and my fingertips. Nothing was immediately forthcoming so i put my brain into neutral and let it glide down the next few hills that thought, to thwart…me! My emissions were down yet my spirits were up – strange i thought as i pondered this present i found myself in. i wasn’t exactly sure, but i was prepared to go with it for whatever it was worth.)
Seagulls
About the Creator
Bren
"It's just a token of my extreme!" - Frank Zappa
"Cause it's all in the heat of the moment It's all in the pain!!!" - Devin Townsend
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Comments (4)
I loved that little backstory you shared with us! This was a fantastic poem!
This is really interesting and has this maddening tone behind which I really like.. although I could have the meaning all wrong, but it’s the feel of the thing! Terrific and intriguing writing!
Great poem...and the unconventional ending was a delight.
I get listened to and ignored too’! Pretend people pretend to listen! Great work!