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A Mirror Floating in Water

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DanielBenoit
, 01-12-2010 at 05:06 PM (804 Views)
I like to drink
the brown water

and

eat the sky

and

make bets
on horses
and
eat cherry pie


i once climbed mount everest
until i found that i was climbing the sears

step-by-step

drip-by-drip

I am God in my apartment
and when I bring mice over
They call me God

I once stood at the top of a building
Between the land and the sea
And everyone down below thought I was going to jump

I've injected herion on 3rd Avenue
But never on 5th, I'm not ready for fifth

I go to St. Mary's for some reformation
they smile under their Black Veil
and pass me the paper cup

smile, grainy
old

grandmother


smile, my city
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  1. DanielBenoit's Avatar
    My image of a city. Somewhat influenced by the Beat poets.
  2. Virgil's Avatar
    I've injected herion on 3rd Avenue
    But never on 5th, I'm not ready for fifth
    That caught my attention. It's a good poem. I like the way you work the line lengths.
  3. DanielBenoit's Avatar
    Lol, it's meant to be a bit of an attention grabber. Of course I have done nothing of the sort, rather it's just a homage to Beat poets and writers like Ginsberg and Burgress.
  4. Virgil's Avatar
    I gathered. Who is Burgress? I've never heard of him.
  5. DanielBenoit's Avatar
    Man am I out of it today. I got Anthony Burgess mixed up with William Burroughs
  6. Virgil's Avatar
    Ah, that makes sense.
  7. Heathcliff's Avatar
    Very, very sentimental.

    Although if you tell me all that is true I will be incredibly... erm... I'm not sure... but feeling something negative.

    Only I don't think it is.

    Great perspective on things though.
  8. DanielBenoit's Avatar
    No Heathcliff, none of its true. Most of it is metaphorical and symbolic. A lot of the extremeness of it all came out of me reading a lot of Burroughs and Ginsberg.
  9. Heathcliff's Avatar
    Good. I'd be very concerned about you if it was.

    Although that makes it even more impressive, to be able to discuss something in that much depth only after imagining it all.
    Updated 01-13-2010 at 04:07 AM by Heathcliff
  10. TheFifthElement's Avatar
    I love this. It's got great rhythm and it's quirky and very stream-of-consciousness-eclectic. Very interesting.