darrell1973day
Brighton, UNITED STATES
Poetry saved my life. I owe my entire existence up to this point to my own determination to make myself into a true poet. Being a poet means more than just writing poetry. Any idiot can make rhymes (they call them rappers). A true poet lives first and the poetry is the expression of that living. My favorite poets are Arthur Rimbaud, Jim Morrison, William Blake, Charles Baudelaire, Allen Ginsberg and Al Purdy. Please check out my website www.thedinandmaw.piczo.com
Journals
Lung Cancer and Emphysema
- “O gawd, I need a cigarette!” / My mind staggers over its own vomit of memories of sweeter times / when I had fuckin’ smokes! Them was the days, my friends! / I smoke alot, though. Perhaps, too much. Maybe I’ll quit. Maybe / I won’t. Sometimes, I think I’m gonna have a heart attack. / And so I have a smoke. / Ah, sweet, sweet chest tightening, lung gagging…