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statema
by Frankie Sanchezi am somewhere beneath a heavy storm cloud of a sky,
moving east through lynn, massachusetts,
i am not who i used to be, in skin i hardly recognize,
i am whole, and what once felt shattered, broken,
i now recognize as open, willing, and unarmed,
it's a feeling pressed against the atlantic sky,
with pressure points and lullabies,
it's pins and needles comfort and it's humbling,
it's transcendent
and it's omniscient
and...
suddenly it's changing, slipping into something,
redefining reason, without a hint or warning,
falling out of focus; detracting and rewinding,
and
with
my
head turned over shoulder,
i am watching my own shadow
as it follows in confusion;
connected but not attached,
it's holding on with glances, capturing with eyes,
trying to remember, uniting with uncertainty,
it's balancing and cradling and altering perception,
it's pure and well, calming,
leaves me wanting,
leaves me pining,
leaves me looking for a way to
remove this indecision from my head,
only distraction,
only persuasion,
only sirens,
that proceed to incubate and isolate my weakness,
i am whole in all directions,
this is home with good intentions,
i am bare without suggestions,
and suddenly i'm changing... 12/14/2006 Author's Note: city: lynn. state: ma.
Posted on 12/14/2006
Copyright © 2025 Frankie Sanchez
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Gabriel Ricard on 12/14/06 at 10:40 PM "i am whole in all directions,
this is home with good intentions,
i am bare without suggestions,
and suddenly i'm changing..."--That's just brilliant, man. One of your best ever, by far. |
| Posted by Steven Kenworthy on 12/15/06 at 02:13 AM this poem is fully loaded with prettyshifty lines. reads like a dream on a record player that can't stop skipping. that's heavy & bright. poetry this speed...2 steps forward, 1 back is my favorite kind to read. i'm tripping over myself trying to read it. powerful message to boot. intense. |
| Posted by Paul Marino on 12/15/06 at 06:50 PM i like the last stanza, while some of the rest felt like the inner struggle to be creative, and while it's honest and in the moment, it's recognizable. i like the lynn, mass. reference because it's so there. i can picture something, while in the parts you struggle i only see you struggling, and bc i've been there myself, i've written it out too many times to not want more, just as you do. "leaves me wanting,
leaves me pining,
leaves me looking for a way to
remove this indecision from my head,
only distraction,
only persuasion..." |
| Posted by Sarah Graves on 12/18/06 at 11:30 PM I enjoyed reading this piece. Full of learning about one's self, and being aware that making decisions is not the easiest task. Amongst all the change, comes the certainty of who we are, in time. Great read! |
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