someone once asked me
are you a man or a mouse
the answer would depend entirely
on the type of cheese on offer
this was supposed to be
a dairy free poem yes
random is as random does
and the rest
is
your
best
guess
someone once showed me
a forest made of mist and moons
a page made of a million stars
a map of the familiar unknown
covered in endless man made scars
he showed me how to head
in all the wrong directions
he showed me how embrace my broken
and how to revel in imperfections
he showed me how to see both sides of the coin at once
and to how to hide inside reflections
he told me i can!
someone once told me
it’s all in your head
i should hope so i replied
voices in your spleen
doesn't have the same ring
i know i'm not out to lunch
it’s more of a late to morning tea type of thing
so maybe a coupla my cogs need oil
my screws aren't loose, just worn
getting a grip avoiding the slip
because what doesn't rip will be torn
someone once made me
think about something i said
it was a horrible three minutes alone
waiting inside my head
the what i said was late
so wandered...
i was in a hallway of barred and bolted doors
behind each door
was a thought
chained by the neck
to the wall
the old, the new
hunched and looming
away from the light
away from being
a soft almost voiceless moan
rolls along the stone walls and floors
punctuated by slow ceaseless drips
and the occasional rattle of chains
i shook my head
better to think
think about
something else
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
Centre Stage with the wonderful Heather Hubler
I'm writing it out not acting in doubt!
A Dart at Dusk
Seconds ago, the sullen sun set on the two of us… my exuberant furry companion and me. A fresh breeze embraces us, delivering welcome relief from the day’s oppressive heat. His typical stumbling and staggering along — apace with a sloth — has turned into trip-trapping, high-stepping, almost skipping along.
By Angie the Archivist 📚🪶3 days ago in Petlife
Comments (4)
This is so fun to read! love the alliteration and rhymes! Great Great Poem! and yup love the randomness!!
Haha, “someone once made me think about something i said it was a horrible three minutes alone waiting inside my head”. 😄 And yes your bum looks huge. Sorry!
I completely agree about the cheese
Very entertaining and thought provoking. Got a couple of chuckles in there Brenton. 😎