writing
i write a lot, sometimes for school & sometimes for myself. i'm still figuring out a way to code longer works without forcing folks to scroll through everything on the same page, as a lot of what i write tends to be very long. formatting in html in general is super hard, so i've decided to just post one poem for now until i find a better alternative.
Patron Saint of Tall Bridges
for jββββ
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Do you suppose that is why
I am ββ ββββ ββ βββββ now?
I have always admired your
intellect, and your words
βItβs a farceβ
3. (noun) an absurd event;
the world; Darwin;
me; these halting phrases
I, personally, have borrowed
everything,
I stole my laugh and
the way I go up and down stairs
Iβve always been a pretender
because deep down weβre all
conmen in the greatest caper
of all time featured in
the shittiest drive-through
b-picture known to man
Iβd like to think
that when I die
my body will be devoured
by birds
Itβs the least I can do
What Iβm trying to say is
I have seen butterflies bearing
stars upon their backs,
and I suppose the fact of the matter is
I have seen pebbles from the
riverbed look like sparking flint in
my hands,
and I guess my point is
that night I dreamt a brown spotted dog
was hit by a car and dragged
several feet along the road,
and the blood didnβt wash away for weeks,
and I guess what Iβm trying to say is
I started listening to that band
you like a little while ago,
and I guess what Iβm trying to say is
were I trapped in a cave with nothing but
the soft embrace of limestone against
my shoulders that in the dark
with all that pressure my last thoughts,
my final transmission, would include an ode to my
Patron Saint of Tall Bridges,
who sings roadkill blues played
on broken guitar strings,
and I guess what Iβm trying to say is
we should watch a movie
together sometime again,
and I guess what Iβm trying to say is
nothing lasts forever but
if you pushed me Iβd pull you,
and I guess what Iβm trying to tell you is
Iβm glad youβre a coward
and I guess what Iβm trying to scream is
here is my
hand
OUTSIDER: Letβs get tha loot and get outta this dump.
MINOTAUR: You said it, chuck.
Exit MINOTAUR and OUTSIDER.