Wednesday, January 28, 2015

A Velveteen Châise Lounge Smashed on the Side of the Road

I draw my finger slowly through the dust
This is how I send through the message
I love to watch the small particles rearrange
Like metallic filaments moving with a magnet.

Hello

There is creation and there is decay
Forced upon us like the abandoned chair
On the side of a busy highway
I can see the broken luxury from my 50-mph glance.

There are days thick with starch
And I drink them down slow,
Love the weight flowing in my chest
I will it not to choke me.

Why are some days heavier than others?
What changed in the atmosphere
Or in the atomic weight of the metaphysical
That leaves me feeling like this?
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10 comments:

  1. TimoteoFebruary 17, 2015 at 9:06 AM

    "I can see the broken luxury from my 50-mph glance"

    I really enjoy introspective writing such as this...when I can see the wheels turning in the poet's head!

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  2. LauraFebruary 17, 2015 at 9:31 AM

    things are always changing… and we swallow, what's given or spit it out only to drink it in again, no matter the weight or lightness, this is life unfolding.

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  3. Gillena CoxFebruary 17, 2015 at 9:46 AM

    "the broken luxury" really like that phrase

    have a nice Tuesday

    much love...

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  4. Carrie Van HornFebruary 17, 2015 at 11:12 AM

    Some great imagery here....love "days thick with starch"....so true. A profound and lovely write Cosmos Cami! :-)

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  5. Sherry Blue SkyFebruary 17, 2015 at 11:42 AM

    Loved "There are days thick with starch and I drink them down slow...." A wonderful write. I loved it.

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  6. Rosemary Nissen-WadeFebruary 17, 2015 at 1:30 PM

    The first verse could almost be a manifesto! :) I love it all. Intriguing!

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  7. Susie ClevengerFebruary 17, 2015 at 10:33 PM

    Beautiful imagery. I simply love the opening. What am I saying? I love the entire piece!!

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  8. MarianFebruary 19, 2015 at 5:14 AM

    Nice!
    There was a broken-down wooden rocking chair by the side of the highway for a few days when I recently started a new job. It seemed like some kind of sign. :)

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  9. grapelingFebruary 20, 2015 at 9:41 PM

    this is a gorgeous piece, weighty, yet filled with light ~

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  10. SusmitFebruary 22, 2015 at 5:15 AM

    Deep thoughts, but its outside in. Brilliantly put!!

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