Pieces of Rome

In listening in
even to assemble
They were obsessive about

There was no intrusion
They were men too.

Let's put on a show alright
then I saw myself on TV

I'd rather not.

probably a long day
I thought I knew where it was,
Is this Channel 15?

No...

This is Channel 7.

I love working with feminists
We've got a lot of work to do

give me 3 minutes, okay?

I don't want to be famous.
It's me and the poem

ahem. cough.

The world is filled with stories.
Find the right place.


(I put this together from completely out of context statements from one of my teachers and I liked it a lot. Let me know what you think.)

A 13th St. Genesis

Until that moment I knew not force
nor haste, nor Heaven
The bedlam now complete

I sit and wait.

This refugee camp -- this haven
paraplegic and segmented
A snake to be carried off

piece by piece by

buzzards and ants and vultures
The cat-call echoes
to predator and prey
The carrion feeds
Helplessly fertile,
The litmus taste falsetto.

Still I don't speak
nor mutter
Had I wished to,
it would hardly be a conversation
Simply, an urgent need to be to
Watch as my body becomes smaller

a clean tear;
No feeling or reaction

We'll clutch the earth
hear its heavy breath
My nerves become roots
I no longer cower in the shade
The sun beats down
and I return to dust.

Some food for thought
a grape
I'm caught.
Don't steal bananas.
They hate that.
Trust me.

The matter is irrelevant
either way it will rot.

Stuck in your pocket
I forgot that I left my cigarettes in there.
Ruined they are
until tomorrow when my pants are washed
and they are replaced.

what is convention?
confection

a cake topping.
or topper.

Flowers made of sugar.
My Candyland.
NO PANCAKES ALLOWED.
syrup too.
Fantastic.

i Approve.

Mr Fix it versus Mr Bucket.
Fuck it.

they both suck.

well.

one blows.

Captain crunch breathes diversity.
He needs a slogan
Limerick
Shamrock

you Know WHO i speak of.

if not.

Meet my fleet of attack owls.
They're more loyal than falcons.

Tuck in.
sleep tight.
fight the light dark knight.
night.