But Then Again, (Sometimes) You Just Gotta Let It Flow

14 Jun

a.k.a. Ooze

…

Sometimes the ties that bind me

to this relationship are so

slender, I spend afternoons

squinting at them;

At others, they are a noose,

sadistic knots chafing under my chin,

reminding me you must exist.

…

Questions coagulate around

the snapping,

Crackle with the inquisitiveness of aunts.

Neurons hum about me

I will not drift away

I am here,

I am still,

I am rooted,

I am.

…

Tug and summon your presence

I blindly chase blank skies;

Laugh into wells of rocks and

mocking echoes

that draw the pulley in.

…

We are an advert for glue

but my will is crueler,

Me of the inbuilt blades.

Sever in slow motion

Pull the screen on madness

And perform your last ablutions

in its entrails.

5 Responses to “But Then Again, (Sometimes) You Just Gotta Let It Flow”

  1. hopscotch's avatar
    hopscotch June 15, 2009 at 12:57 pm #

    Aah! Nice…
    Pray such an intense composition isn’t about the laptop machine (which makes us all suffer btw, sooner or later)

  2. dipali's avatar
    dipali June 16, 2009 at 10:21 pm #

    Rather scary, this:(

  3. Orange Jammies's avatar
    Orange Jammies June 17, 2009 at 2:41 pm #

    hopscotch: Nah. 🙂 There’s life beyond the laptop. (I think.)

    dipali: There, there. What’s a little reality in the face of creative escapism?

  4. Aunty G's avatar
    Aunty G June 17, 2009 at 11:53 pm #

    See?!! Am not the only one!

  5. Orange Jammies's avatar
    Orange Jammies June 19, 2009 at 8:21 pm #

    Aunty G: Of course not. Most people like shiny-happy. But then I’m not most people. 🙂

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