Dope.

Snack for thought. Peace, beloveds.

blue

thumbs and

    red

    hearts and

        nothing

        more and

            more

            of nothing.

 

this is what excites me.

this is what i've bubble-

wrapped in definition. this

is who tomorrow warned

me of: the fractured sense

of shelter in a

cellular device, winding

holes with the wiring

of human artifice, with the

whitening of teeth, with

the lie of knowing You

through digital dial tone.

 

there's art in soullessness:

warhol was a war parade and

bowie was a life and death, both,

knotted in a bow.

 

do drugs

due for cocaine

    kick the habit

    skin the habitat

        backstroke swim

        backward to the shore

            back into her arms

            knowing she is heartless.

 

dopamine.

Reviews

[Travis Gibson (poetic h..]

The concept of this piece is brilliantly laid from line to line... the dependency bleeds from the screen. An amazing write!

[BlackPrince]

To me your poem, though I notice here two main subjects of drug use and our reliance on the superficiality of technology, touches on a sad reality of our modern age: the use or misuse of technology and our subsequent dependence on it to the detriment of our various relationships and self-worth!
People can have a thousand friends on line but never once did they shake the the hand of one friend.

But things don't have to stay this way!
Each individual can reach within him/herself to regain that natural state of living/being and appreciating human nature, with contentment and peace of heart and mind.

Well done!

[Papaya]

this makes me think of how much communication has changed and our interactions and attractions with it.
we meet people via new channels now and hit it off in some cases but can't be truly fulfilled without the interaction in the flesh. it's feels empty otherwise. Like eye candy on a screen with no nutritional value

[John Alexander McFadyen]

This speaks to me of someone who has/is doing drugs as a substitute for the fake life many lead communicating electronically. The structure you use is quite unique comming in with a different approach and leaving by a seperate door.

[Ted Kniffen]

Well, my friend, nice to see you back, and to come back as strong as this poem is to be commended. Whether or not this is a personal tale, it most assuredly seems immediate...something from the soul...just a damn fine piece of writing. I look forward to more of your writing.

A good write.