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yours are theirs, and theirs aren't yours. and mine? they're theirs too.
it seems like most days,
i sit down at this same table,
open this moleskin,
and wait for the lines to write themselves.
I've all the words,
Nouns,
Verbs,
Adjectives,
The Fillers,
The Point.
what i'm missing is my memory,
the memory,
MY Memories.
a writer told me through a page of his,
not to try TOO hard, or, at all.
just let it build up,
let the fuse burn down and away.
then,
when it's full.
when the chemicals exchange.
the words will explode on the page.
and when the dust settles,
and when the dirt is finally out of your eyes.
THERE IT WILL BE!
like a dream you can't comprehend.
like a painting you've stared at for hours.
Their meaning may be lost,
but it's theirs.
just like,
these accumulation of words,
are mine.
i sit down at this same table,
open this moleskin,
and wait for the lines to write themselves.
I've all the words,
Nouns,
Verbs,
Adjectives,
The Fillers,
The Point.
what i'm missing is my memory,
the memory,
MY Memories.
a writer told me through a page of his,
not to try TOO hard, or, at all.
just let it build up,
let the fuse burn down and away.
then,
when it's full.
when the chemicals exchange.
the words will explode on the page.
and when the dust settles,
and when the dirt is finally out of your eyes.
THERE IT WILL BE!
like a dream you can't comprehend.
like a painting you've stared at for hours.
Their meaning may be lost,
but it's theirs.
just like,
these accumulation of words,
are mine.
Published 4th Mar 2010
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Anonymous
4th Mar 2010 5:31am
do have an appealing way of mixing words and feelings,this one strikes me as a tinsel-free recapitulation of the poetic process. And there is great feeling in it, right from your quirky title.
Anonymous
4th Mar 2010 5:39am
thats a compliment, which means you have an out of the ordinary and hence unique way of weaving words!
4th Mar 2010 7:53am
...to be known as the Mr Quirky of poetry, Harold. It would mean that I had something original and different which appealed to people in its own right. Your titles so far have done that for me too. I suspect you would shun the conventional somehow - but anyway, your description of the creative process as a chemical reaction is both interesting and enjoyable.
20th Apr 2010 6:28am
let the fuse burn down and away.
then,
when it's full.
when the chemicals exchange.
the words will explode on the page.
my favorite part.
then,
when it's full.
when the chemicals exchange.
the words will explode on the page.
my favorite part.
13th Nov 2011 1:43am
'not to try TOO hard, or, at all.
just let it build up, 'couldn't be more accurate.
btw you don't need to capitalise 'TOO'
just let it build up, 'couldn't be more accurate.
btw you don't need to capitalise 'TOO'
