Building up

Somewhere beneath Period Three Implies Chaos
In the whirlwind

of strange, unexplained, half-forgotten phenomena
of dirty mugs, empty bottles, open pens;

Between the dog-eared copies of Slowness and the Prophet

and half-corrected fourth grade notebooks
with strawberry stains smeared generously on top

Lies a cream envelope she’s looking for:
Love
Buried beneath mountains of duty and paper.

Modified from the original on the LotrPlaza.

3 Comments

  1. the Monk said,

    April 9, 2008 at 11:29 am

    That’s just beautiful.

  2. Weebs said,

    April 12, 2008 at 10:17 pm

    I love this! It is so good to see your poetry again. You always have been able to inspire me to reach higher.

  3. January 7, 2009 at 12:09 pm

    This is the first one I read, right? Again, I enjoy the intertextuality even if I’m not familiar with all of the sources referenced here. It was a smart move to bring them in and it was tactfully done. I also like the image you decided to end on.

    Good stuff. :)

    We should get together and discuss writing/philosophy again.


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