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 9 Years Ago


JC

9 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 10 Years Ago


JC

10 Years Ago

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

10 Years Ago

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

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