Form
Is One
Then Two Three
Content Is Another
Matter Altogether
No?
*
I Go Home
So Tired
Now
Slump
Into My
Slumber Once Again
Wake
To What
I Almost Forgot
*
No One Waits
Time Fails
Again
*
Still
The Quiet
Sucks Me Dry
A
Bone Solitary
Against the Wind
*
Trust No One
Gets You
Nowhere
Charles Bernstein (Barrow Street, 2008)
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5 comments:
There is so much being said in each stanza of this poem. In many ways it captures the futility of having a cynical approach to life. Although there is something quite sombre about this poem... there is also a message of liberation i.e. 'seize the day'! It reflects where I'm at this week... weary and exhausted... and yet I love the gentle reminder that 'life's for the taking'! Btw, what a FAB image!
Yea, this is so good on detailing. I mean, less words conveying a lot. And, the structure stole the show here. Loved it!!! Thanks for sharing this Khaled!!!
I love this-the structure is so great!
So much to be said between the lines... I do think though that solitude is the way to discover self... Great pick, Khaled!!
-Alex
Wake to what I almost forgot. Incredible phrase.
The entire poem is profound, caught in the
rat race, becoming a robot.
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