Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Art Intimidating Life - The Ruins of my Mental Empire: Part Seventy-Six

smiling in the rain
won't stop it raining,
but it won't stop you smiling

walking home from work
a certain smile
that's been hidden all day

young woman on park bench
as a sad sun sets,
i hope you're okay

the city takes
all the fun
out of riding a bike

little stone
- are you the last
untouched object?

saying goodbye,
hoping it won't be the last time
- but knowing it may be

storm clouds
your threat of rain
doesn't scare me

evolution!
look at
what you've done!

evolution!
thank you!
but you took your time!

home is just
a little place
you've become familiar with

a day spent without eye-contact
is a day
best spent alone

a day without eye-contact
is a day
spent in the eyes of god

thirty years of life -
look at what you've done to me!
smiling to myself in the alley-ways

thirty years of life
thirty years of realising
the cheerful sadness

thirty years of life
on this evil, cruel world
- i love my life

thirty years of life
thirty years of guilt
thirty years of luck

thirty years of life
- now what?

b-grade celebrity
you look so happy playing pool
in this shitty, little bar

drinking at the bar
an hour late for a cello recital
- i'm at peace

poetry -
stolen by wankers,
found by wankers

no smile
simply says
i'm happy

thirty years old
where am i?
how did i get here?

to realise the real world
alone, thirsty and tired
- coming down

at the bar alone
- equipped with three songs
lined up on the jukebox

after-dark train
fluorescent lights
and dark stockings

my life
questioned by many
answered by none

life is beautiful
- one day
you'll see

at the threshold
the lonely man
looks to the sky

i play god
- i never take
my own advice

i put the glass down
- and take a deep breath
friday night

is this confusion?
it's hard to tell
the difference these days

the poet never carries
an umbrella -
the poet enjoys the rain

drunken poet
drinking and writing
- your hands are full

2pm, sunday
the perfect time
for a nap

clouds drifting slowly
circling the earth
as dreamlike peacekeepers



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