RESPECT THE SPECTRUM

11 04 13

As soon as I lie

on that couch

my eyes are prone to

the gouge of

an imposter rainbow

and its trick-icon

offspring

I would rather circumvent

the tangible side of time

by lauding a known imposter

than by martyring my ears

to the sleepwalking kraken

of real-time silence

I'm a fool

It will be the same 

forever

Seven times over

those same colours

siphon a soul from

somewhere

and seven times over

a conscience of

somebody else

pokes holes in my own

I have given them

dwarfish nicknames

Angry

Incomparable

Gutless

Optimistic

Sad

Organic

Passionate

Having a nickname

means you've commanded

conscious acknowledgement

and got away with it

If you manipulate 

cleverly enough

it will flourish to respect

Nicknames or not

they have my respect

Is that not enough?

Author's Note

Reviews

[kublakhan27]

Beautiful and strong images here dear brother, your poetry itself is the spectrum, I love the title of your poem, also. (Strong).

You contradiction in your second stanza says a lot, it gives me the idea, you're not happy in the chosen moment ... perhaps consciously, perhaps unconsciously ... (sleepwalking).

You imagine yourself slowly deeper into your imagination and dream world,

I find the irony and awareness somehow very wonderful as you paint it here.
You give us a glimpse into your thought process. (very interesting).

I am curious about those nicknames though ;) ...
Wonderfully done! ((HUGS))

- Elisa

[kublakhan27]

I'm not even sure where to begin dear sis...as usual, you have a very firm grasp on what I'm trying to say, and the mindset I was in when I was trying to say it. It is easier for me to choose the unhappy moments as there are so many more of those to choose from. My circumstances just don't allow me to be happy all the time, try as I may to fight off that reality. Sometimes the dream world doesn't even do it for me as I run into a lot of nightmares when I'm there. So that pretty much leaves me with my imagination, which can go either way depending on what kind of day I'm having.

The nicknames were my attempt to associate an emotion with each colour. It was kind of a take on Snow White's dwarfs, who were all names after their most obvious emotions haha

Thank you as always dear Eli, not just for reading but for supporting and understanding. You know it means the world. Wishing you a happy Sunday, or whatever day you happen to see this haha :) (((HUGS)))

It wouldn't be healthy dear, if we would only smile, :) I'm happy you are like you are. I totally understand you... you're so clever, and visual. You're welcome it was a pleasure to read... (((HUGS))) x

[kublakhan27]

You do understand me sis, more than either of our words can say. Your support keeps me going in my darkest times :) (((love and hugs))) xo

As your words do me, love... take good care of yourself Bro... in my thoughts, through all times x

[TL Boehm]

the sleepwalking kraken of real time silence. OOH OOH. I like that much. And the dwarvish nicknames.

[kublakhan27]

Thanks so much TL :)

[Corset]

Agigosop, well that's a hellova nick name :) I like it though, and oddly enough I relate to this poem to almost a scary extreme, excellent work Kublakhan, I thought this your most commanding and impressive stanza in this one:
Having a nickname
means you've commanded
conscious acknowledgement
and got away with it
If you manipulate
cleverly enough
it will flourish to respect

[kublakhan27]

Haha that's true, I never thought of it that way :) I'm glad you could relate to it, thank you my friend.

[Corset]

my pleasure :)

[Frieda P]

Quoting Pat Benatar, love is a battlefield, so is life...and those fooking impostor rainbows don't help when you're in that mindset.....this is quite eloquent in it's sadness but you do that with such courage and elegance always my sweet friend. I have to disagree with all your name calling....except for passionate, not one writes like this without such significant passion. xo

[kublakhan27]

Thank you love, your words truly touch me, and you understand mine more than you know, which makes me happier than you know. I don't know how to explain the naming thing though...that's just the kind of stuff I do sometimes haha Again, I thank you from the bottom of my heart...xo

[MOON]

Life is a battle, every day a new challenge , mastering the mind an endless struggle. Nicknames and colours great idea. Love your take on this. Lovely write.

[kublakhan27]

Thanks so much my friend...I'm glad this one resonated so deeply with you.

[Chloe..Across the Unive..]

A kaleidoscope of colors of the human psyche giving a nickname would seem to give these colors or words more power I like Freeverse myself very much enjoyed this

[kublakhan27]

I do a lot of rhyming as well but the free verse seems to be where I'm most comfortable. So glad this piece spoke to you on a deep level, thank you Chloe.

[Chloe..Across the Universe]

You are very welcome yes I did enjoy it also enjoy rhyming poems too reading was my pleasure

[Muse]

For some reason, while reading you, I felt like playing Pink Floyd's Dark side of the moon. So many emotions fragmented by color and space. Loved the imagery you created. Thought-provoking and endearing, thank you so much for sharing.

Muse

[kublakhan27]

There are times that I've written with that album spinning in the background, even though I rarely have music playing when I do write. It wasn't playing as I wrote this one, though it's hard to imagine it not being an inspiration to this piece. I'm so glad you were able to tap into that feeling...thank you Muse.

[ewest1220]

...interesting.... really really interesting. The way you describe things here is addicting. And I'm not usually that interested in free-verse works. The last stanza was a perfect way to end it. Well done.

[kublakhan27]

Thanks so much for the kind words, they do mean a lot.

[ewest1220]

Of course :) this may very well be one of my favorite things I've read from you to be honest. Thanks for sharing it!

[Girl Friday (Sarah W.)]

This reminds me a little of some of the time that I have spent on my therapist's couch...lol Revaltions are made in this one, my friend; deep, direct, metaphorical revalations that spread through me like warm coffee, from throat to fingertips. You've colored my mind with these words and the connections that you have made in the images. Expertly written, my friend. Well done...felt this one.

[kublakhan27]

We know each other so well my friend...it seems like the parallels never end haha Naturally I'm sorry you could relate to this so deeply, but I'm glad to know that someone knows just where I'm coming from here. I did indeed go deep for this one...it was just that time again. Thanks so much, and I'm happy to see you again. I missed your presence very much, for your writing as well as the things mentioned above.

[Lydia Shutter]

The range of emotions....much like the seven dwarfs....we must acknowledge them just as we do the colors of the rainbow. We are bombarded with stimuli every day and they do effect us...whether we give them cutesy nicknames or not. Such a strong piece of writing here. Emotive and wise. Lydi**

[kublakhan27]

It is not an exaggeration to say that I go through this range of emotions every day. Eventually you find yourself doing the things I speak of here. I actually did think about the names for a while, trying to match each colour with one word that I associate with it. So glad you enjoyed it, thank you Lydi :)