- Non-Erotic Poetry
- A Fine Line
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Click hereA FINE LINE
it's a damn fine day for poetry -
don't you think?
i'll apologize for those
that are consumed by
their daily lives,
because after all
i just left the circus job.
i'm here to walk a different tight-rope,
where the eyes are focused
on the task at hand.
it's scary at times not knowing
how i'll get from point A to B.
but when i get in front of you -
as if to lift your heads
to see me perform my stunt,
it tells me - even though
i can look down - it's not so bad.
though you know what I do -
maybe by saying it,
you'll understand that this metaphor
is all about falling into your lap
like a safety net
when i tell you the line is cut,
and the words slide down
until your eyes realize
this one was written for you.
after all, i'm here at the bookstore
for poetry scene,
and this poem isn't being read from paper.
this time it is done from my laptop -
need a prop for everything these days
- COMMENTS
KOLKOREover 17 years agoMaybe not to everyone’s taste, but poetry it is. How about relying on the metaphor as the main artistic tool? (There certainly are no characters or plot development over time as you would expect to find in fiction).
As Sack aptly described, it gave me too the pleasurable mental gymnastics, which only good poetry could provide. The buildup of the extended image: circus < > poetry, demonstrates exactly one of the key functions of poetry: the de-autoimmunization of the use of language. Hey, another identifier for poetry for you!
BTW, for anyone who is interested, Roman Jacobson, is known for his contribution to conceptualizing the unique function of language in literature and poetry.
p.s. Looks from your name that we are neighbors. The honor is mine.
twelveooneover 18 years agoGee, half stand up, sitting down, reminds me a little of Lou Reed between songs, needs to tighter
