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torch song

it should be easy by now,
life in a trite torch song,
fogging up some unknown
someone’s reading glasses,

see, the trouble with truth is,
I am condemned in it, especially
at 5:00 in the morning
and I can’t carry a tune to save my
mind or my soul
the irony of it
a white flag
waving in the ocean of love songs
I keep drowning in,

besides,
the bullshit meter is running
on my Yellow Cab,
on my way to another hell realm,

 how can I sing for my supper
when hungry ghosts are devouring
any footnotes remaining?  torn sheets
of poems, scraped from the
bottom of the wretching pit

how can I read Bukowski and Rumi
in the same breath
to the self-indulgent fool I am

shed sunflower tears over midnight skies,




 

 

 

 

 


 
— Kailashana, Oct 05, 2009

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hugo la rosa

hugo la rosa

16 years 8 months ago

Dear Kailashana:

..."see, the trouble with truth is, I am comdemned in it, especially at 5:00 in the morning, and I can't carry a tune to save my own mind or my soul..." Deep, profound words, such as many you have written, they ring an all too familiar note, even though I can say I'm a church tenor myself, and I can carry a tune, although imperfectly. Sincerely, Hugo
hugo la rosa

hugo la rosa

16 years 8 months ago

Dear Kailashana:

Now, you've really hurt my tender feelings :) You are lucky I haven't checked out your nationality yet, but I will..., more lol :) A, you've really made my day, Thank you, my dear friend! Sincerely, Hugo
themoonman

themoonman

16 years 8 months ago

Anna...

these are thoughts I have often, for I know the self-indulgent fool of me has less right than even the ant biting my arm... he is a mover, a shaker... a fucking survivor. this poem left me gasping along a parallel highway... all right, I didn't run out in the road, but it is damn good! Richard
Seren

Seren

16 years 8 months ago

Dearest Anna

Your last line nearly took my breath away, sunflower tears over midnight skies ... My two favourite things night skies and sunflowers but with tears ... Anna hun you have the ability to touch minds and change lives from thousands of miles away just in the power of your words ... I dont know what it is but the way you write ... I dream to write half as profoundly as you ... sorry I cannot explain it ... and like Richard there were lines that had me gasping ... this is amazing piece of writing And so sorry to be late getting here I went to bed last night like a good girl and stayed there ... Hope you had a good visit and Jake is home now hes going to look at that thing that wouldnt work for me lol haha love and biggest hugs beautiful Lady,Jayne x x x
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lyz

16 years 8 months ago

Dear Anna

Excellent words, title, content, flow and all the above comments. You are truly gifted. And this poem was written by no fool. Love to you and yours. XX Lyz.