A Counter in Van Nuys on Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve alone in the Valley. I spent it at a Norms cafe, writing poerty, my escape from the solitude of the holidays.....

A Counter in Van Nuys on Christmas Eve

 

 

I am a galactic warrior

Screaming Coptic Christian tunes

From the alleys of Istanbul

 

I am the immortal traveler

Chanting short prose on top

Of oak table in Scotland

 

I am the hesitant peacemaker

Yelling rally cries

From the skies above

Addis Abba, hoping the hopeless

Get the message

 

I am the shotgun kid

Giving warning shots

At the border of Arizona

Saying Ellis Island is closed

 

I ride in a modern wagon train

I hang glide with the skins of the opulent

I no longer see the world as round

It’s flat like the ancients said

Man can only see his own side

 

Even in moments of happiness

And those moments are fleeting

You whisper softly

In my naked ears

Self-loathing and hate

I want to laugh on the outside

I am terrorized on the inside

I want to scream

Yet I laugh

I giggle like a fool.

 

The world moved in slow motion

My eyes barely open

I can’t feel my face

Again I hear whispers of shortcomings

I laugh

Yet I kiss you again.

 

I am a gypsy

Aimless traveler chasing a vision

That stays planted in my head

Since the days of my youth

On the swing set

In that yard

At that house

In that state

That state of mind

Where fantasy wrestles reality to a stand still

And throws us on our fragile spines

 

I fight for my freedom

Seems like destiny has another idea

 

I stroll in parks

Recline in coffee shops

And avoid dive bars

As I continue on my-California dream

 

 

Author's Note

Comment welcome...

Reviews

[∂αʌ<..]

brilliant!

[PaperDoll]

I like it. The many faces within the one is something that always speaks to me. The imagery is very well done. :)

[Shellie]

I really enjoyed this- delightful piece!

[Rikkevi Rue]

well this baby just cavorts all over but twists and turns with the soul of a hip-hop dancer, pirouettes with the grace of a ballerina and and gyrates with the seduction of a stripper. After all galactic warriors and gypsies must both surely be born of the same long line of rugged rogue individualists neh?

[Yari Garcia (Older Prof..]

I thought I had already reviewed this one, but I guess not. I really like it, I like all the imagery you use.

[Dove]

Good write. You are a very good writer.

[*~*Butterfly Kisses*~*]

What an adventure. Absolutely brilliant stuff here. Thanks to BeautifullyTragic for sending this my way.

[Emily B]

this could be a narration from an outstanding screenplay . . . what an adventure it would belong to!

[Rene Velez]

Cool scribe...

[Beautifully Tragic xPoe..]

For some reason, it seemed a little bit all over the place but it worked but I assume that would be the emotions of you at that point. I couldnt take my eyes away and loved it til the end. This is really brilliant work. Nicely done.