i've started writing poetry again
because what else is there to do
when you hang out by yourself at night
which is a really stupid question
because there.s plenty of other
things to do
(let.s remain close to the ground my poet friend said
which is not really a possibility
when you.re writing poetry
but i say sure let.s )
it.s taken me a year and a half to get
used to humble origins and my core
which has never changed despite
the many layers i.ve gained through
friendship and environment changes
when you dig deep into the layered self
the blood runs thick
when you reach the other side
theoretically because it.s not really a possibility
without serious damage to the self
you find that there.s no center and
are able to say with confidence everything is a layer
without sounding heavy handed
except when you say it to other people or in a poem
layers are a good thing
some people pay for them
and many of us put them on when it.s cold
good art has many layers
and this is not good art
this is a lazy diary entry
this is a letter to a friend
poetry was my first rebellion
from grammar and rules
against institution and structure
love of the common people
was half of a band name
whole of people i love
and the words of a tattoo i will get one day
my last rebellion
will hopefully not be a poem
2 comments:
Sabes, es siempre mejor leer un poema a voz alta, porque los poemas non son hechos para ser leídos, sino recitados Te voy a hacer una propuesta – la próxima vez que escribes algo, escríbelo en español o alemán, sería un desafío, un rete, algo difícil al principio, pero vale la pena escapar a la hegemonía del inglés a veces.
¿Me escuchas ahora? No nos hemos nunca hablado en español y por consecuencia imagino que no puedas oír mi voz mediante este idioma.
But now you can hear me right? So therefore, if you do write poetry, English is I guess a good choice, for friends to hear it.
I want to ask you some questions about your poem.
What were you going for in only including full stops as punctuation? It felt I had to stop at certain place and then start again. I like the part about “re writing” it had two meanings.
Keep on writing poetry.
Love
Pancho
Haha, Pancho. Thanks for the feedback. I don't always respond, cause I don't always know how, but I do always appreciate it. One day soon I will write a poem for you, a tribute to the mystery and uniqueness of you.
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