speakershine. [ten years too late]

By Six-Out

humming reggae beats-like backdropped
star.spun songs of misgiving.
drinking my way to freedom- 40 ounces at a time.
I'm sure I'm not alone. and we're simply sentient.
so.fucking.magnificent.

en un sentido somos invencibles
pisarme como el agua -aclamaciones
a el que consiguió lejos

malos pescados en una placa de corazones quebrados
so close to perfect. tonight we'll dance.
to serenades screamed in native-syllables.
these voices take me to times I've longed to forget.
the past is vicious.
and I'm far too vulnerable.

medios tributos del asno
y un poco también cerca de hogar
con verdades incoherentes. somos todos los mentirosos
y cómo falto esas consonancias
esta música de la tierra. me toma el hogar

y dios. es tan hermoso

es imposible cubrir mis ojos
pero. No sé si incluso deseo a.

my eyes are almost as sore as my hands.
and my heart is almost as broken as my wrists.
caressing harmonies with something almost as sublime.
and we're going the wrong way on the right path.


pero, las estrellas no lloran más
han encontrado su brillo caído

it's blasting in my stereo.





[thankyou]

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© 2006 Jon Rodgers
Published on Thursday, May 25, 2006.     Filed under: "Poetry"
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  • Rone4611 On Saturday, November 28, 2009, Rone4611 (123)By person wrote:

    uh oh... i think it's.... MOTHER F*CKING SUBLIME TIME!

  • maddin foxxxy On Saturday, February 9, 2008, maddin foxxxy (358)By person wrote:

    I specially liked "y Dios ..es tan hermoso" ....the flow was beautiful altogether ..

  • Reefer_rave On Saturday, August 25, 2007, Reefer_rave (146)By person wrote:

    I always come back to re-read this. The intertwining of language, the sense of longing and misplaced hope... amazing.

  • Alanarchy On Wednesday, August 8, 2007, Alanarchy (1200)By person wrote:

    I still bow to this.

  • Dissolving Poet On Friday, September 15, 2006, Dissolving Poet (564)By person wrote:

    Aww this was a perfect tribute to an awesome singer, you rock Jon, and this was beautiful and deserving~Gothic

  • A former member wrote: um..."in a sense we are invincible." ..." But the stars do not cry..." I want to eat you words so the illuminated my insides. Lovely, Jon. `Div

  • blue On Friday, May 26, 2006, blue (1454)By person wrote:

    ouch.

  • Six-Out On Friday, May 26, 2006, Six-Out (1435)By person wrote:

    This hurts me more than it hurts you. :(

  • blue On Friday, May 26, 2006, blue (1454)By person wrote:

    ya but.. but.. god damnit, im pissing everyone off tonite. let me make it up to you.. ill do all those nasty little things you like. meow.

  • Six-Out On Friday, May 26, 2006, Six-Out (1435)By person wrote:

    oh hell yes.

  • blue On Friday, May 26, 2006, blue (1454)By person wrote:

    SCORE!! uhhh.. i mean *batbatwinkwink* anything you want lover.

  • A former member wrote: *stares*

  • A former member wrote: And I, kind sirs, will film.

  • blue On Friday, May 26, 2006, blue (1454)By person wrote:

    use the super 8, i like it grainy!

  • blue On Friday, May 26, 2006, blue (1454)By person wrote:

    I dont know what the fuck your talkin aboot here trixie

  • Six-Out On Friday, May 26, 2006, Six-Out (1435)By person wrote:

    think sublime ;)

  • blue On Friday, May 26, 2006, blue (1454)By person wrote:

    oh i hate that band =/. grr, sorry man.

  • TaintedButterfly On Tuesday, May 30, 2006, TaintedButterfly (670)By person wrote:

    Sublime was awesome Brian... but his drug addiction wasn't. :( All the great ones seem to be fighting undefeatable demons, it's a shame really.

  • Six-Out On Friday, May 26, 2006, Six-Out (1435)By person wrote:

    Wow, we can't be friends anymore.

  • blue On Friday, May 26, 2006, blue (1454)By person wrote:

    o.O)) does this mean salsa nite is off?

  • Six-Out On Friday, May 26, 2006, Six-Out (1435)By person wrote:

    You're dead to me.

  • A former member wrote: a passionate and articulate reminiscent dedication of your native music, it really evokes some beautiful and intrinsic human longing/cognition, the mushc&spanish a familiarity and homestead.

  • A former member wrote: then "but. I don't know if I want it?" as though having gone too far to fully accept it as you once were, even the stars have found their fallen brightness, so where is yours? this aches of searching..belonging.

  • Six-Out On Friday, May 26, 2006, Six-Out (1435)By person wrote:

    Hmm, you caught the bit that was too close to home. Good job. :)

  • TaintedButterfly On Friday, May 26, 2006, TaintedButterfly (670)By person wrote:

    I think love is a Universal language and this hun, needs no translation. For the love you give to this piece is sparkling on it's own. Bravo! Julia~

  • Alanarchy On Friday, May 26, 2006, Alanarchy (1200)By person wrote:

    I think on all the good times I've spent, listening to brad, eric and buds (and luie's, among others) contribution to music and it brings a tear to my eye.

  • Alanarchy On Friday, May 26, 2006, Alanarchy (1200)By person wrote:

    Gone, ten years. I think Brad would have cringed at the world we're living in. Oh well. The music goes unchanged even if the good word goes unspoken. Six, you are smooth fire, daddy-o. Loved it. Faving it.

  • Alanarchy On Friday, May 26, 2006, Alanarchy (1200)By person wrote:

    And, yeah. I did think the spanish read like silk. Beautiful. But I didn't get a lick besides a few words. Any chance you can send a translation my way, dog? If not, i'll work it out. Once again, man. Loved it.

  • Lotophagi On Friday, May 26, 2006, Lotophagi (333)By person wrote:

    this is beautiful Jon... I wish I understood Spanish. And the title.... superb. Thank you.

  • A former member wrote: oh hell yes

  • A former member wrote: I bet 99% of the people that read this will comment about how beautiful the Spanish is without understanding a word of it.

  • A former member wrote: Either way I've been a fan of the 'man' for about 13 years and even though heroin served his ass I wish it weren't so. ~Ryan

  • A former member wrote: PS: Nice try Long Beach Dubs. You got the sound right but missed the point apparently.

  • dp_whipping_girl On Friday, May 26, 2006, dp_whipping_girl (235)By person wrote:

    ugh dubs never work out, learn the language or forget it...

  • Six-Out On Thursday, May 25, 2006, Six-Out (1435)By person wrote:

    rip bradly. 10 years, and here we are.

  • PoeticHellion On Thursday, May 25, 2006, PoeticHellion (191)By person wrote:

    Mmmm, Jon. This is beautiful. The Spanish just winds itself beautifully through the poem.


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