Popcorn sandals
By TropicalSnowstorm
I wish I were on a beach at midnight
with nothing on my mind
but barracuda and yogurt sauce.
My evenings spent with pirated movies
watched with strangers in the back of a beach bar.
Eating popcorn out of my sandals like Jerry Garcia
and priming to hit on a 19 year old stoned on mushrooms
and just a few steps from the edge.
I wish I had a vacation girlfriend
with a common name
but a unique spelling like “Stefanyi” or “Cyndi”.
My days spent testing the theory that a black hole
will eventually evaporate if filled with enough matter.
Delightful disillusion of overt connection
to the other human debris floating in the space
where life sank beneath the waves.
I wish I lived in a new place
so I could walk alone
but still feel the hope of exploration.
Weeks spent with every untried turn
becoming an adventure into the unfamiliar.
Beloved self deception that witticisms like
“Home is where the heart is” might imply mine
can be found alive and well elsewhere.
-- by Steve McKennon, 1/31/06
Awards
Comments on "Popcorn sandals"
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A former member wrote:
It starts out light, then waxes philosophical, with a very subtle change. Wow.
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On Tuesday, December 28, 2010, DarkDruidess
(313) wrote:
I always enjoy reading you...Never fails to put a smile on my face.
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On Saturday, May 2, 2009, carlosjackal
(2787) wrote:
A true heart-stealer :) -Carl
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A former member wrote:
Unique. Love the fantasy and the way the poem just breezed the reader through it.
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On Wednesday, March 12, 2008, Dancing_Monkey
(1228) wrote:
Oh god, you are going to love tropical dude. He's amazing
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A former member wrote:
the honesty of isolation...such a lovely blot of soul ink.
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On Tuesday, February 6, 2007, jack paper
(121) wrote:
the words, the images, the way it's all stated... I wish... I wish i could be you so I could write so well... very nice
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On Friday, February 2, 2007, Mylissa
(825) wrote:
The title is perfect.
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On Friday, January 19, 2007, liquid_emotion
(323) wrote:
I loved this.
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On Tuesday, December 5, 2006, CharlottesWeb
(509) wrote:
At the first stanza I was injected with happy feelings, hopeful thoughts...and well being. 2nd stanza...it was all gone...and the realistic perception of loneliness was clear.
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On Tuesday, December 5, 2006, CharlottesWeb
(509) wrote:
The third stanza recreated some hope...but a in a sadder, less enthusiastic style...I think I love this. I really do.
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On Wednesday, August 16, 2006, Jonas
(715) wrote:
i find that all i can really say to you is that i was here i read this and was moved enough to tell you so... beautiful lonesome piece.
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On Monday, July 24, 2006, sixsixnine
(476) wrote:
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM
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On Monday, July 24, 2006, sixsixnine
(476) wrote:
yes that means i loved it! *669*
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A former member wrote:
"I wish I lived in a new place
so I could walk alone
but still feel the hope of exploration. "
I've never been able to describe this feeling before. Very nicely put...dramatic, but not overtly so. C_W_E
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On Saturday, July 8, 2006, Chalin
(16) wrote:
My Darling Snow, Goddess knows you've had more than a few comments on this, but I thought I'd drop you a note to tell you this is marvelous and EXACTLY what i'm feeling as of late...thanks for the note;you know you always lure me out of my cave.
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A former member wrote:
"I wish I lived in a new place
so I could walk alone
but still feel the hope of exploration." Damn the whole last stanza in general. You are amazing and your works are always greatly anticipated.
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On Thursday, April 13, 2006, Equinox Asylum
(140) wrote:
Exceptional write. I love this.
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On Tuesday, April 4, 2006, Dissolving Poet
(560) wrote:
Wow this poem just floored you and made you read it. It dragged you to visions that were simply beautiful. I loved this poem it was beyond beauty.
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On Thursday, March 30, 2006, flying_fox
(571) wrote:
I am floored by this. you have such flair for mixing simple - and often unspoken - with absolute depth and clarity. Ahhh.. I wish I wish I wish. How I love your mind, TS.
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A former member wrote:
huh..... wow...... you have a very creative imagination
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On Saturday, February 18, 2006, GothicBlack
(186) wrote:
this is wonderful.. i think i lost myself in your imagination. i loved it. sorry i cant say much more.... ~gothic~
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On Monday, February 13, 2006, ApathysKiss
(377) wrote:
probing..made me long for the same thing...hehe baracuda and yoghurt sauce...yum..i absolutely loved that last stanza too...reflects what i've been feeling these days...something new, something familiar, something mine and not others 'elsewhere'...-=ak=-
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A former member wrote:
Thanks for the trip to a divergent, imaginative reality.
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On Friday, February 3, 2006, NikesRain
(1240) wrote:
easy and floating, the quiet reverie feel so calm yet there was such a subtle ache and longing whisped through it i was teary by the end...
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On Friday, February 3, 2006, Crimson Shade
(92) wrote:
A peaceful write - calmed me down and slowed the rat race for a while... good write.
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On Thursday, February 2, 2006, Alanarchy
(1168) wrote:
I love this man. Reminds me of my trips to Tampa, flicking cigarette butts at fiddler crabs and drinking Jose through a straw. Peace and love for a great poem. shalome.
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On Thursday, February 2, 2006, Lucklost
(30) wrote:
this poem is very soothing adn peaceful...i like it. its different.
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On Thursday, February 2, 2006, A poet of madness
(114) wrote:
hmmm... i like the flow. i'm not sure i understand it all right now, but i think i get the drift of it. if i do, i can relate in some ways.