DRUNKEN BOATS SINK IN ECUMENICAL SWIRLS OF INEBRIATION- excerpt 2

DRUNKEN BOATS SINK IN ECUMENICAL SWIRLS OF INEBRIATION- excerpt 2

A Poem by JC
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again those dots...damn Celine...

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There’s something purely magical in the wail of a siren screaming by an open window in a bad neighbourhood, after midnight, with a warm humid air blowing through with a light sheen of sweat and an empty stomach…just an old thin white t-shirt sticking to my bony frame…what is that hypnotic howl? Is it the near death feeling of being on the verge of starvation and madness? Whatever it is it produces a lucidity of earthy browns, fat refreshing drops of rain, mud running between the toes…some people are addicted to dreams…I can’t wait for tomorrow, that’s what’s wrong with my today…

© 2016 JC


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You're restless. Aren't we all. Maybe you're a bit of an optimist too, today sucks, let's get it over with and on to tomorrow... It's good to be a happy optimistic drunk. There are worse kinds.

Posted 8 Years Ago


JC

8 Years Ago

I had a good time starving back then, in hindsight, nowadays I'm into making bread and wine and eat.. read more
most people never stop for today, always looking back, or forward -- not a healthy way to live. These three pieces -- I remember musty one bedroom apartments and spending my last bit of cash on a night out -- somewhere along the way most of us become practical adults and frown upon such things -- and no one ever got why I liked the cracked plaster and thin walls, and street sounds ... until now ...

Posted 8 Years Ago


JC

8 Years Ago

right? there was heartache and hard times but so much beauty and the feeling...the feeling you were .. read more
Lyn Anderson

8 Years Ago

definitely. I feel the same way. I thought I was the only one ...

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