when attitude writes its own novel

when attitude writes its own novel

A Poem by jacob erin-cilberto

when attitude writes its own novel

 

 

 

you are superfluous surroundings

a vocabulary of pretentious imagination

i am just a poor sentence of dejected adjectives

 

semantic clutter

 

silenced by your projected prepositions

as you advance by me in a small crowd

and my interjection spits back in the wind

like a burnt snowflake

 

thought i saw love in your theory

but the balance of your equation

is a leftover quotient in my bank of endeavor

 

and i can't seem to divide you from your self

so i will just move on to a more comfortable clause

with words of more humble illusion

 

and follow them to wherever 

you aren't...

 

 

12/31/17

© 2018 jacob erin-cilberto


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Attitude, indeed. There's a feisty nature to this that really pushes the narrative forward. Excellent write, excellent read, J.

Posted 6 Years Ago


jacob erin-cilberto

6 Years Ago

thank you, Asante...appreciate your kind words,
j.

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jacob erin-cilberto
jacob erin-cilberto

Carbondale, IL



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Originally from Bronx, NY, I live in Carbondale, Illinois...teach English at a community college and have been writing and publishing poetry since 1970. I am here to read for inspiration from other po.. more..

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