poetry, to me is an additive form of expression
I take the blank canvas of silence
and add raw fucking passion
regress back
to the darkest heart of an issue
and dredge up the old feelings
that I’ve tucked away
and saved to be spat out
with the full force of
emotions I’ve packaged
and wrapped up
to be pushed into the closed stance
of a stranger
feeding on strange looks
and contemplative facial
expressions
I preach
and glean lessons from
their reflexive reactions
I began doing it as a young boy
just a little man in training
now It’s become my only way
of adequately explaining myself
and my thoughts and failings
to others
the lessons taught by my many
mother figures
my mouth is a mac-10
with a hair-trigger
like an espresso machine
I’m there to express
shun the idea that to keep quiet is better
than to rage and rant
lay it out on a page
or scream into a crowd’s many faces
‘til I’m panting
it’s like showing off my cock in a public place
rolling on crooked tracks
like the midnight express
shins bleeding
from running
screaming
through the jungle of these city streets
I’m awake
I’m a random rapping face in the darkness
don’t give me a break
feed me the hate
that you save for your children
I need fodder for reflection
I yearn for that holiest of concepts
Free Expression
or am I burying myself deep in pretension?
answer me that
give me shit and don’t take it back
I suffer severe acne breakouts
if I don’t can’t get this off my chest
these words are the monkey on my back
language is my crack
like a fiend on smack
I can’t fight back
I’m not kidding
I feel weak
slackened like a cut rope
practically dead
but at least I can still
turn this shit in my head
into a semi-lucid flow of self expression
Expression
expression
expression
expression
expression
expression
Over and over again, til I'm dead
An ugly child of mine, crying…
Sally Omar, 4 months ago
You’ve just explained it all…Sally xxoo
flower68, 4 months ago
No,it’s not like showing your cock in public.That’s a lewd gross offensive thing.You’re writing is far above that :-)
observer, 4 months ago
I’m not good at keeping quiet either, not when there’s ranting to be done.
I enjoyed this. Thank you.
queenykups, 4 months ago
Its certainly above petty judgments
clone42 in reply to flower68’s comment, 4 months ago
Ah yes, but it sure feels the same in certain contexts.
Check out the comments on this
These two are my hecklers.
They just don’t get it, I think.
I know I provoke them, but this is the tip of the iceberg…
I don’t need to justify myself, but damned if they don’t make me feel rotten about putting my guts out there.
Not just them, but there’s always one in every audience…
It’s bad enough in here, could you imagine that shit live?
Maybe I need to get over myself, I’m too sensitive sometimes
darkofnight, 4 months ago
Free Expression, deep reflections, direction,exhibitionism. perception, exhaustion = respect, well done
darkofnight, 4 months ago
Free Expression, deep reflections, direction,exhibitionism. perception, exhaustion = respect, well done
clone42 in reply to darkofnight’s comment, 4 months ago
Praise be to the big dog.
Chur bro’.
;-)
Russell Holder, 4 months ago
I have a low tolerance to intolerance… and its not about the need to freely express myself, I do that most of the time anyway. For me, it is about this damn duplicity in our face… you know, the “my way or the highway” type of crap. What if… “your way” is not my way and never will be! I liked this piece… it speaks volumes to my soul. The bluntness of your analogy may lose some people, but its true to form, as regarding expression and not necessarily to the act itself. Great venting!
clone42 in reply to Russell Holder’s comment, 4 months ago
Yeah, it’s pretty hard work eh?
Lyrical piece, this – sounds a bit better than it reads.
Fast as fuck, with forced rhythm.
Not a whisper, more a wail.
Chur.
Russell Holder, 4 months ago
Sometimes a wail is better when your dealing with people that have ADD… to doped to get it other wise!
Tony Ryan, 3 months ago
Very much think expression is better than privacy. Cannot stomache political correctness and believe it is far better to let people know you are hurting than to pretend you are strong. Hvaing said this also believe that those who are hurting and loud should also do all they caqn to understand their pain as I believe all emotion is based on a truth.
clone42 in reply to Tony Ryan’s comment, 3 months ago
Yep.
Just took the band-aid off and found the skin underneath was all red and raw.
The cut was pretty-much just a scar, but I was allergic to the adhesive on the stupid dressing.
Does that make any sense?
Tony Ryan, 3 months ago
No not really.
Rosie Red, 3 months ago
incredible