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my dreams
are all so grand
the world shines with
such great light
morning wakes
wrathful demons
fear and doubt have me
in their sights
root bound in
my future inventions
i'm the mother of
stillborn intentions
i'd love to entertain
success
if i only could get myself
dressed...
so i'll just stay stuck
here
it isn't yet high tide
bee on a lollipop stuck
here
the view is quite sublime
oh i'll just stay stuck
here
it isn't all that bad
i'll just stay stuck
here
the sunsets are kinda rad...
one day
i'll get out
and in that boat
you'll see
i'll paddle
out
to middle of it all
you'll be so proud of me
but what if
a tsunami hits!
how the hell would
I survive?
and what if I do?
what do I do?
will the sharks eat me
up alive?
so ... i'll just stay stuck
here
ahhh, all this time for me
i'll just stay stuck
here
sunburned, hungry,
thirsty
bored outta skull stuck
here
i could sure use some company
kinda sucks being stuck
here
say, could you spare a line for me?
had enough being stuck
here
oh thank god i'm not
a tree
Rene ~ December 2011
smiles...a bee on a lollipop...dont let the uncertainty keep you stuck...my fav lines...
ReplyDeleteroot bound in my future inventions
i'm a mother of stillborn intentions
the whole poem is a hyperlink too, that goes to a dead page, not sure if you realized that...
I think I fixed the hyperlink problem. If not...it's part of the poem y'all :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Brian
yeah, those lines that brian pointed out socked me in the gut, while the rest is more playful about being stuck. whoosh.
ReplyDeleteYeah, this poem is all about being stuck, realizing that you're stuck and just being to scared or lazy to do anything about it. So you just accept it and try to find silver linings in sewer pipes and crap like that. Maybe write a song or two about it...
ReplyDeleteOh Rene ... you captured hearts and minds with this one.
ReplyDeleteSome days it's all about just getting dressed.
ReplyDeleteYes, this one kind of slapped me. I'm very reluctant to launch out. Maybe your poem will help get me moving.
ReplyDeleteRisk it, says I! Unsticking can be fun...
ReplyDeleteI really love "i'm the mother of stillborn intentions"...wonderful write Rene...
ReplyDeleteI'm number "8" of your "9".
ReplyDeleteMy favourite parts are the stanzas in italics. That's the old familiar self-doubt, eroding all self-confidence.
This picture would work for me, except it should be more like quicksand.
Yes you are 8. And you really mean it. At least I think you do. But maybe you're a bot, a Kat bot :)
ReplyDeleteand Kat...if you see quicksand then write of quicksand.
Love this Rene!!!!
ReplyDeleteOmigosh, this is terrific. I can feel the tidal movement of the non-moving. Terrific, indeed!
ReplyDeleteand just as I was thinking I wanted to be a tree.
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I love the thought of a bee on a lollipop. I seriously am going to let that roll around in my head a bit. It's saying something to me...
ReplyDeleteThis poem speaks to me. I think I may see a bit of that man in myself.
Pearl
Thank goodness you arent a TREE! :)
ReplyDeleteYou come up with such great images. Love the bee on the lollipop--now that's stuck!
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