something like glass hammers.

By Six-Out




this.
late night written remorse.
it's like molding glass hearts
with hammers.

and I've become afraid.
of asking about love. because one day
the answer might not be as appealing
as I hope. so I'm just living.
and hoping to not die alone.

and tonight. I want to fill a glass for once
instead of drinking it empty.
-to the rim. with salt water and sympathy.

and it's times like this-
I miss the late night romacnes with [empty] glasses
while I'm tossing quarters at moving cars.
and I wonder- if my loose coins on the highway
makes change when the echoes hit those ears.
because for me- sleep never comes easy
anymore.

and it's almost how I can still hear that broken breathing
catching metaphors in heartbeats
and doing dances to the pulse of poetry.
like. stucco footprints. the sand is stuck in the shape
of glass.

and it's shattering.

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© 2008 Jon Rodgers
Published on Tuesday, January 1, 2008.     Filed under: "Poetry"
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  • Cassette On Wednesday, December 27, 2017, Cassette (1144)By person wrote:

    always something to savor in this piece...

  • A former member wrote: this is a work of genius. I have no words to even compare to this. kudos

  • carlosjackal On Wednesday, January 16, 2008, carlosjackal (3014)By person wrote:

    Fucking brilliant and evoked memories for me. Bloody nice one :)

  • A former member wrote: what a fantastic tie.in with glass/sand. .. .and all the makings of in between.; staggering write.

  • Dei On Wednesday, January 9, 2008, Dei (665)By person wrote:

    spelling mistakes jon? Have you been slacking while i was gone?

  • Anth On Thursday, January 3, 2008, Anth (1133)By person wrote:

    this is epic, your poetry reminds me of a noir movie, the way you use language. your poetry is spoken more distinctly than most because of the style. everything is heightened and that makes it really jump out of the page at you. it forces you into the mindset and makes every poetic word important.

  • glasshouse On Wednesday, January 2, 2008, glasshouse (548)By person wrote:

    Great to see you writing again. I dug it. Especially the last stanza and last line. Well done, sir. --Jes

  • swing_the_hammer On Wednesday, January 2, 2008, swing_the_hammer (49)By person wrote:

    when i got a message one of my favorites had posted, somehow i knew it was you before i opened it. "to someone with a hammer, everything becomes a nail" take care jon. miss talkin to you- L

  • Armor for your life On Tuesday, January 1, 2008, Armor for your life (9)By person wrote:

    ...ok I should have said this sooner but, whenever I feel like writing or need a taste of pure emotion, I always read what you've written frist. This is just another example of the excellence I have come to expect from you.

  • RubyXero On Tuesday, January 1, 2008, RubyXero (484)By person wrote:

    this sounds like a bad night to me... revealing and sad. love most times isn't what you expect. sometimes is... i'm loving ... "doing dances to the pulse of poetry..." that was very beautiful. all around magnificent...;)

  • Niemand On Tuesday, January 1, 2008, Niemand (361)By person wrote:

    Fourth stanza broke my heart. Straight forward (to me at least) and I can definately relate. Nice.-Gin

  • A former member wrote: i like it. i don't know how to describe how it is, but it's good. great write. thanks too. -mars


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