Styrofoam remix

by libby   Jan 13, 2006


Doors locked and windows shut
tight. I'm alone here, but never
lacking companionship. I am in control,
the safest state for me.

There's a pulse within me that's trying
to fit snugly with an external
rhythm. But it's the shattered rhythm
of a shattered song, with
shattered voices stuttering.

Rather than wriggling myself into
it, I let it crawl up through me.
It bores into my feet
and vibrates there. Soon it's my
entirety. I suck it in with
every breath.

Beneath broken lyrics
one phrase emerges intact:
"let me tell you". But why tell
if you can show so beautifully?

Everything is perfectly linked now,
me, this rhythm, the car.
It's one complete world.
Funny how we see connection best
when we're not looking.

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  • 18 years ago

    by Martyna

    This is a beautiful write, I really love the type of language you use. Keep writing, I look forward to reading.

  • 18 years ago

    by Void

    Wow.Another one I didn't see coming, and another one that impressed me. You have a knack for words, putting everyday things into a beautiful poem,something boring to something worth paying attention to, worth thinking about. My favourite line is:

    But it's the shattered rhythm
    of a shattered song

    It's rhythm stood out for me and I read it so smoothly. I have no complaints, being as if it were mine I would not change a thing. Well...With the exception of a tiny error... I'm sure that you meant to say 'it' instead of 'in' here:

    and vibrates there. Soon it's my
    entirety. I suck 'in' in with
    every breath.

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