Monday, 05 April 2010
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we write
our souls are pendulums
swinging rhythmically between
torture and ecstasy
and when the energy ebbs
we drink to force the bob
back toward the extremeswhere we feel most at ease
and we write
our eyes and ears,
olfactory lobes
and yes, our taste buds
dream of Ritalin stupor
fingers tap/slide, tap slide
exciting in tensile pleasure
until our hearts crackle
and fissure
with the glory of
all we perceive
and we writeour minds work overtime
to rationalize the hours spent
turning phrases, turning pages
hanging our hopes on
Richelieu’s statement
imagining might
of which we may never
become acquainted
and we writeour only hope of salvation
will come while standing before
our maker
our only response
to the question of how
gifts bestowed
were invested for the greater good
will be
that we wrote
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Comments (43)
Ritalin stupor...too good
"and we write" ... loved this ...
snap snap. this needs a bongo beat behind it. i think that sums up why. :0)
Yes... and we write.
And you write beautifully.
Oh, man, Jack-A-Row... and I am so glad that you write! Exquisite!
P.S.: What? No naked dancing? LOL
it is my favorite definition of a writer...that they write...it is the only thing that ties them together...and the only thing that should...
yes yes yes.
true, jackson. couldn't be more.
j.
You explain it quite nicely.
"turning phrases, turning pages" love that line so, so much. Wow, Jackson, this captures the feelings writers go through so beautifully. You are one of my favorite writers!
Oh! I love this, Jackson. Yup. I do.
It surely is a full circle Jackson. This one sings it loud and clear. I love it!
There really is no limit to what we write. In between agony and ecstasy is a span so wide that we can write all gamuts of emotions. Thanks to this wonderful piece.
there are so many great lines in this. I love it.
back toward the extremes where we feel most at ease~ so many lines I am drawn to~ but this one hits home. Well done~
yep. too be a writer and the mystery that it holds deep in our conscious, unlocking sacred moments, one by one. --nice job jackson.
Slam dunk!! Umm umm UMM that was good!
Very nice, beautiful.
I think this is wonderfully written and we can all relate to it, if not through writing then art or music.
You called it,you are so good with expression.
Wow. Very, very powerful. I'm really impressed witrh this.