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verona zoom.
by Steven Kenworthyif you think iÂ’m watching you dance from across the room
itÂ’s because
I am.
plastic at best you paralyze me still
you can tell me what to say and God
will keep on trying. to get through
to me and tell me to move and sway
along with the fabric of your dress.
a taken glacier.
iÂ’ll even let you tell me when I can breathe again.
recall
the tidal wave that sat on the couch between us earlier
is now entirely inside of you.
antenna good heart I want to watch.
& if i was blind, i could still feel the air push off of you
& react to the chemistry of the room and the walls have songs about this
& old sheets
&
&
&
honey, we talked about this on the phone when you were driving home.
our youth is a honeymoon.
03/13/2007 Author's Note: pretty.
Posted on 03/14/2007
Copyright © 2024 Steven Kenworthy
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Sarah Graves on 03/14/07 at 02:04 AM I enjoyed reading this..I like how you connect this sense of conversation with the obvious feeling around you. Great read :) |
| Posted by Matthew Sharp on 03/14/07 at 03:30 AM so many attributes, condensed.
the conceptual metaphor at the end was cool, i laughed in enjoyment:) |
| Posted by Kathleen Wilson on 03/14/07 at 04:22 AM Beautiful. I can feel the dance. An the "tidal wave"--wow-- that's my favorite,,, although I am just all swept up in it...well mayne "a taken glacier" is my favorite. A lot of favorites in there for not too long of a poem! Just full of movement, atmosphere, the swell of love, and all climax. Yes. |
| Posted by Melanie J Yarbrough on 03/14/07 at 04:36 PM i love this. and "the tidal wave that sat on the couch between us earlier" you really have a way of capturing emotion, I especially like how you notice the air pushing off of her. so nice, and the metaphor of youth being a honeymoon. it is so good to be young, isn't it? |
| Posted by Frankie Sanchez on 03/14/07 at 10:45 PM "our youth is a honeymoon." -- i hope you lie awake at night and think openly to yourself, "yeah, i'm a genius." i could not possibly fabricate any reaction i ever have to your work/words. this is pure sentiment, all heart and no lacking. i am constantly impressed with how you articulate in ways that most people can not even emote. you stun with your observations and you lure with you intimate revelations. i applaud you and admire your style. & if you think i’m envious
it’s because
I am.
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| Posted by Melanie J Yarbrough on 03/14/07 at 10:49 PM ahh there's the long night. :) |
| Posted by Rebecca Andre on 03/16/07 at 07:48 PM some amazing lines in this!
our youth is a honeymoon.
and
a taken glacier.
=)
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| Posted by Laurie Blum on 08/19/08 at 06:42 PM A beautiful find! How lucky am I? |
| Posted by Meghan Helmich on 11/22/11 at 02:04 PM I was especially drawn in by the title. I love this one! |
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