I've been feeling inspired... I'm not sure what it is. But I've been writing more poems lately. Here are two.
Let me know what you think.
QUOTE said:years ago in the dark
there is a staircase here
it reminds me of one we walked together
together, alone, years ago in the dark (shh)
you were different then -- so was i
we were happy (don’t talk)
i try to avoid that staircase
each step is a reminder (why?)
that it is there to be stepped on
with muddy shoes and disregard
and to lead us along (why?)
but sometimes i forget
and i take that staircase
only to remember halfway down
that i don’t want to be here (hello?)
it’s too painful -- i can’t walk slow enough
there is no escaping the end.
i know.
i’ve taken these stairs before.
they always end.
QUOTEi pick at old scars until they bleed fresh blood and my paper is stained red
it mixes with the ink, creating new words and shapes that i have seen before
as i read the page i can’t tell what i wrote or what wrote itself
Let me know what you think.