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by Steven Kenworthycommon law number one, you please must stay in today. please
rainstorm, come alive. teach me rain, show me precipitation
i could cry?
the plaster is holding up &subject would you please turn to the right
a bit?
keen eyes, one of four.flatliner with faith i never die having
limited angles triangle bermuda do not disap p e a r
do not f a d e
do not g o
do not step outside with or for fresh air and flowers.i am selfish.
i can feel a bit stiff, a bit arthritic so please be showy & do not
find corners
stand still,smilepretty&undress slowly.so i can see, somewhere in the center
stage one:
about face,shoulders,
neck
skin
everything else i pause at and write dreams to. sleep with metonight,.
stage two:
chest, back
stomach
skin
yes new things to pause at and write dreams to. sleep with metonight,.
stage 3:
waist, hips, femininity
legs
ankles, heaven. skin
so many things to pause at and write dreams to. sleep with metonight,.
listen to the wind sound like struggle
gasp alike& goodbye the duvet
the architect is the patron saint of
my birth a wooden chance by point
of nails i am strapped together strong
pieced together and then back
a
part by you inventor. make me shake & give me pulse
build me up if i pass or fall the stairs are not quite the problem
collapsible i may be cups to drink from im never thirsty
in court there are some decrees, some walls some look
a resemblance. the jury, the jury is out but the jury
sleeps alone. with no view with no you it's sad it's that
the jury has no lips and no paintings & no spinning
in love with the fan as well. i do love my fond breezemaker
the pillow is the prettysleepdonator that need not work much
the moon the shadowconstructionist all these friends of mine
august,july, june, keep the photographs the paints
not dry. fingerprints touch me in sunbeams the burning
perspiration can be sexy. if walls could talk. if i only
if i only
if i only
if i only was an I, you'll never put on the spectacles to see
the days are long & the nights perfect of breaths rises falls
heartbeats thru sheets and curves.do i look crooked i can't
standup for myself, but i am proud.so evident & stationary
write still words on me & some costuming would be nice
this is not wizard of oz, but, "if i only had a brain." the lyrics repeat
things constantly first & foremost this is something like a court case you
take your suitcase and leave and return and show evidence of obsessions
but my primary legislator will say twice in spanish, "no te vayas" darling
i wish for house arrest and plastic jewelry
stay close & shake me for best results
i want to watch every second of my youtv
you're the earthquake. keepmyfeet.
06/03/2007 Author's Note: pathetic would not allow me to space this how i wanted to. sheisters.
i never want her out of my eyes.
Posted on 06/04/2007
Copyright © 2024 Steven Kenworthy
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Gabriel Ricard on 06/04/07 at 02:47 AM Well, damn them then. Heh. Either way, this is still a great bit of writing. Just a really strong, smooth flow and style, and I love the way you phrase things and set up each line. |
| Posted by Frankie Sanchez on 06/04/07 at 10:56 PM you were never one to draw inside the lines. you disobey every literal format and i idolize every single word you write. you follow your gut, boundless, you mesh visual with emotional with intellectual and you do so effortlessly and yet with such careful conviction, it leaves your reader breathless and convinced. i'm calmed by your words, i'm intrigued, i'm both actively participating and neutrally observing. i can't find any other way to tell you powerful your voice is other than to say that i'm effected, i'm moved and i'm in in awe at every single idea you present. your presentation is a source of guidance, and i'm not just talking about writing. when i read your work i feel as though you are showing me how to live a more complete life. i'm wowed and in awe and almost spellbound by your perceptions of the world. in other words, this is wicked good material. thank you. |
| Posted by Kathleen Wilson on 08/28/07 at 02:47 AM "sleep with metonight" yes... you meteorite! That's what I see and hear here... wonderful wild visions and they are real! Hope you meteorite and earthquake are sleeping tight tonight! And in the land of poetry... you surely are... beautiful. |
| Posted by Alison McKenzie on 10/22/07 at 08:02 PM My goodness, I can't imagine how I missed your brilliance all this time. It's not like anything I've ever read, or experienced in writing. It's...amazing. The way you tell it, the way you write it, the way the words come together or don't. You need html to help you with the spacing, that's all. :-) So glad I've come upon your works. |
| Posted by Kristina Woodhill on 04/02/08 at 02:41 PM I can't believe I missed this one of yours. Brilliant. I will come here often. |
| Posted by Shannon McEwen on 11/16/09 at 03:51 AM absolutely love this one. |
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