dollarblind

By capt_funguy

the tourists ask me for photos
I represent nothing that i believe in

they prefer me posed before my
natural environment

covered in it is better -
newspapers and garbage

I lay
propped up against the wall
for them

I see dinosaurs in the distance
loading cargo onto watertrucks

the flashbulb begins to spot my eyes
and the dinosaurs are gone

the center of everything
is gone

they're waving money in my face
but I can't find it

I ask them please for cigarettes
they remind me that no one smokes anymore

before they blinded me - I saw the lizard girl
puffing away

god I'm a tired jester
giving a face to those who
can't make a fist

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Copyright 2004 capt_funguy
Published on Saturday, February 14, 2004.     Filed under: "Poetry"
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  • carlosjackal On Sunday, June 19, 2011, carlosjackal (3015)By person wrote:

    Still love this one..Just nailed perfectly.

  • carlosjackal On Monday, September 22, 2008, carlosjackal (3015)By person wrote:

    Come back! :(

  • TropicalSnowstorm On Monday, September 22, 2008, TropicalSnowstorm (1703)By person wrote:

    Definitely! I check for a new one about once per week... Scholar

  • DoctorAsh On Wednesday, August 29, 2007, DoctorAsh (373)By person wrote:

    Mr. Capt, I have always purpled hearted your angles on personal experiences and things. To give in on occasion, to bend your very own laws for someone else, is for them to be washed by your kindness, maybe. Nice type. Daniel

  • glasshouse On Sunday, January 14, 2007, glasshouse (548)By person wrote:

    That last part is the kicker. I enjoyed reading this but i wont pretend to understand. well written, i can say. -Jes

  • carlosjackal On Sunday, January 14, 2007, carlosjackal (3015)By person wrote:

    I really enjoyed the offbeat flavour of this piece with its images that catch you offguard. I would love to see this given to Black Francis to write a Pixies tune with. Write on..

  • capt_funguy On Sunday, January 14, 2007, capt_funguy (778)By person wrote:

    thanks man ... and he'll never be frank black to me either.

  • carlosjackal On Sunday, January 14, 2007, carlosjackal (3015)By person wrote:

    The first solo album was fantastic then after that his powers diminished..I'm really looking forward to some new writes from you..

  • A former member wrote: great work man

  • sixsixnine On Thursday, August 12, 2004, sixsixnine (477)By person wrote:

    you installed wicked visions in my head with this piece.. ablsolutly love it! i imagined this was all happening while on peyote (that's the good part) but the trip is cruel & i can't focus & there's is no way in hell i can distiguish a dollarbill from di

  • sixsixnine On Thursday, August 12, 2004, sixsixnine (477)By person wrote:

    dinosaurs.. now of course i'm tweaking bits & pieces of truth still can't help feeling like a clown having one fucked up trip... this is puzzling & such a visual treat.. ATOMIC POETRY! once again *669*

  • A former member wrote: that last stanza... just... the last stanza is all I can say, well done. @`~~LG

  • Northstar On Monday, July 26, 2004, Northstar (375)By person wrote:

    this one make me shiver-- I really love your voice from what Ive read thus far and again, your imagery is amazing

  • Mute Serenade On Tuesday, June 22, 2004, Mute Serenade (445)By person wrote:

    the last stanza... you're never chained into a work... never... you throw it around like a new lover being taught by first touch... at your whim... and loving it. sculpture kirk, sculpture. Sue

  • A former member wrote: strange short trip this was. very cool

  • Solace On Sunday, April 25, 2004, Solace (1069)By person wrote:

    "Enjoy your last sense of freedom" for some reason that hits home when reading this... APC enjoy man it is a moment unlike any other...

  • Solace On Sunday, April 25, 2004, Solace (1069)By person wrote:

    Aaah i've read this before and enjoyed it the first time round but was too tired to comment...This seeths with distaste and a feeling of being alone in a sea of inanity...how i feel exactly

  • sulkylime On Sunday, March 7, 2004, sulkylime (191)By person wrote:

    yes indeed confessional, twisted, and picturesque; another one of your wacky? interesting perspectives, it's GREAT-lime.

  • Lynaes On Thursday, March 4, 2004, Lynaes (859)By person wrote:

    Wow, very quirky and off the wall, amazing write I loved it. ~L

  • knightmirror On Tuesday, March 2, 2004, knightmirror (426)By person wrote:

    nicely put write.you painted numerous pictures that formed a collage in my mind.thanks for sharing.knight

  • A former member wrote: I really liked this perspective. It was very chill. Great read..

  • Emptyness Inside Me On Saturday, February 21, 2004, Emptyness Inside Me (171)By person wrote:

    fantastic write, different from anything i have read in a long time, great job ~Emptyness~

  • Nomad On Wednesday, February 18, 2004, Nomad (38)By person wrote:

    poetic journalism, that's you, except without the illusion of objectivity: A confessional, devoid of cliche, raw (and not only just this one). "the center of everything is gone" indeed

  • flying_fox On Sunday, February 15, 2004, flying_fox (573)By person wrote:

    The image of the "natural environment" changes so dramatically in the frist two stanzas. great words, again. FF

  • Dancing_Monkey On Sunday, February 15, 2004, Dancing_Monkey (1246)By person wrote:

    Your way of looking at the world is stunning. I would love to see your mind on the big screen. But my mind flows from reading you should be enough. I love it :O)

  • WinterGrave On Tuesday, February 17, 2004, WinterGrave (258)By person wrote:

    i agree with Mr.Monkey here, your out-look is crazy, i think i shall read more.~~~Grave

  • purr_verse On Saturday, February 14, 2004, purr_verse (1059)By person wrote:

    fantastic! the second line particularly appeals to me; and the triplet that epigrammatic singled out is wonderful too. purr

  • birdwell On Saturday, February 14, 2004, birdwell (140)By person wrote:

    this one had a cool ominous grip, i especially liked the last three lines ~db~

  • yslehc On Saturday, February 14, 2004, yslehc (334)By person wrote:

    hmm crazy, i love it.. nice job

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