Friday, July 18, 2008

Melancholia

Melon
Callya
Hollow, with seeds.
Begging to be eaten.

Me (Lost and Lonely)
Land (Vast and scary)
Coal (Black and sooty)
Ia!!! (The night sky and its dark mistress beckons)

Mel
And
Collier
(Who the fuck are you?)

Melan(ge)
Caw
Liar
Fluttering black crows,
Screeching falsehood.

Mmm...
Élan,
Claw Ya.
Tempting morsels,
Elegant flair,
Shredded, bloody meat.

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Strange River

There is a strange river behind my village,
It curls and dapples around large rocks,
There are bends and twists unpredictable,
Walking along its bank.
I walked the river to the left,
Found myself among fools,
Then walked it to the right,
Found myself among pleasant folk,
Left this time,
Frothing, angry people, dashing against tree roots,
Right,
Scintillating, bubbling faces, laughing gaily,
Left,
Langorous, liquid and somber, writing elegies in mud,
Right,
Dancing gladly, dappled by rain, spinning whirls,
Left,
Busy, industrius, carving into rocks in angular patterns,
Right,
Bright, shining and sexy, young and rosy,
Left,
Dagger-hearted, self destroying swirls of vicious emnity.
I turned around and went back to the river mouth,
To start again and try the paths a different way,
But they never seemed to change.

Inspired
















Okay, I'm back. I actually ceased to exist for a bit. I broke into tiny little pieces, and have now reassembled myself with thumbtacks and bit-O-honey candies. I'm sure a piece will fall off now and again, and there are plenty of ouchy bits still milling around in here, but I am substantially here again.