wallflower

By Jonas

the bright sun
i strum
on the pedestal that seats the statue of garfield
and the angel holding the holly crown
skin crisping
the wind breezing down from the beach
forgetting that anything exists

i am eyes focused on my birthright
and i would kill a cow to make a burger
if i had to

through the window of a haight st.
coffee shop
the young things stream in
and by
in the hot
spring come early
sun
life is the smell of damp panties
and boys sitting to hide their obtrusive erections

we are naked in cotton
naked in synthetic polymer fancy fashioned loin cloths

find half a worm in your apple
at least you got the extra protein
bite off the other bite
cause every calorie counts
yea, life looks different when you're counting
calories like bus fare
making sure you have enough
and not crying because you wont stop eating
blaming the cheeseburger that got its friends
together and pried your mouth open
with its crowbar
so they could all hop in and down
your deep throat

add oil to the machine
america is a four barrel carburetor
a little mistuned

but heroin wont cook in
a disposable spoon

the bum he didn't buy it new
the paper cup he's shaking
got it used

taking the rise past the beat generation
taking it to the moon
blissing by losing concentration
the wallflower owns the flow
and the mood

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Copyright 2004 Fish
Published on Thursday, March 18, 2004.     Filed under: "Poetry"
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  • carlosjackal On Saturday, May 19, 2007, carlosjackal (3010)By person wrote:

    "but heroin wont cook in/a disposable spoon" Fantastic flowing imagery throughout, this has to be up there as one of your best. Found this via the good capt's fave list, and so glad I did. -Carl

  • aXe FactoR On Monday, May 24, 2004, aXe FactoR (335)By person wrote:

    one of the earliest poem i read before i became a member. and i chanced upon it today. thought this poem made a lot of sense. u really do write well...very well in fact. i enjoyed reading ya stuff. :)

  • urbanhumility On Friday, April 9, 2004, urbanhumility (1175)By person wrote:

    you own many things my friend, you own a emotional x-ray glance, you own a "matter of fact" voice, you own moments of un-disturbed contemplation; all making you the pescado of our time......well done urban

  • Seraphic On Friday, March 26, 2004, Seraphic (209)By person wrote:

    :) The truth in this is amusing. The calories and cheeseburger part was great. *shakes head in dissapointment* Humans are a funny species, they are. *~seraph~*

  • flying_fox On Tuesday, March 23, 2004, flying_fox (573)By person wrote:

    you are one of life's great observers Fish...your descriptives enable the reader to sit comfortably right behind your eyes... Fox

  • KittyStryker On Friday, March 19, 2004, KittyStryker (711)By person wrote:

    i am amused by your musing. it skiphops, a little off the beaten track, but always in the right direction, one step closer to the nothing inside everything.

  • birdwell On Friday, March 19, 2004, birdwell (140)By person wrote:

    super imagery, i was placed in the thick of it ~db~

  • Mistress Morbid On Friday, March 19, 2004, Mistress Morbid (405)By person wrote:

    As crazy as the things I was seeing, this was a total head-trip. I loved it! =) Morb

  • capt_funguy On Thursday, March 18, 2004, capt_funguy (778)By person wrote:

    streamline of priority , calorie count ... energy store ... like lions can't afford to be reckless until the wilderbeast parade through .... no reckless observations here ... beautiful focus kill ... funguy

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