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whitereflection) wrote2009-11-01 11:23 am
whitereflection) wrote2009-11-01 11:23 am
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Calavera Road
You never asked what I saw
that time I was dead;
It wasn't heaven or hell or nothing at all
(choose your shade: grey or black or white)
There was a sunset highway in a watercolor land
and our shadows spilled blue ink in rivers behind us
We were giants
side by side we towered over the horizons
filled to the throat with the noon-sky and the dusk just before midnight
Each stride was miles
each footprint filled in with states
and cities parted and flowed away like the sea
so we could pass
even though we were ghosts
that could step through mountains as if they were shadows
that could rise with the morning mist from beneath damp earth
(There is mud on my jeans, and dried dirt that still needs to be brushed
from your cheek.)
Brand new road is born blushing beneath our feet
ages into asphalt
and we'll leave it grey-haired and grizzled interstate behind us
until its born again because its biting its own tail--
a Möbius business loop,
a cloverleaf Celtic knot interchange
And even though we're still giants
there's still road stretched out in front of us that we haven't yet walked on
That is what I saw;
that is what I'll see again tomorrow
We're just humans,
simply men,
but these highways don't end,
not even at the horizon
(dvad 11/1/09)
[Editnote: Calavera btw is a nod to the Day of the Dead and to calaveras as described here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calavera ]
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You never asked what I saw
that time I was dead;
It wasn't heaven or hell or nothing at all
(choose your shade: grey or black or white)
There was a sunset highway in a watercolor land
and our shadows spilled blue ink in rivers behind us
We were giants
side by side we towered over the horizons
filled to the throat with the noon-sky and the dusk just before midnight
Each stride was miles
each footprint filled in with states
and cities parted and flowed away like the sea
so we could pass
even though we were ghosts
that could step through mountains as if they were shadows
that could rise with the morning mist from beneath damp earth
(There is mud on my jeans, and dried dirt that still needs to be brushed
from your cheek.)
Brand new road is born blushing beneath our feet
ages into asphalt
and we'll leave it grey-haired and grizzled interstate behind us
until its born again because its biting its own tail--
a Möbius business loop,
a cloverleaf Celtic knot interchange
And even though we're still giants
there's still road stretched out in front of us that we haven't yet walked on
That is what I saw;
that is what I'll see again tomorrow
We're just humans,
simply men,
but these highways don't end,
not even at the horizon
(dvad 11/1/09)
[Editnote: Calavera btw is a nod to the Day of the Dead and to calaveras as described here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calavera ]
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secretlytodream
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But thank you so, so much! ♥ I appreciate that you read this and all the wonderful things you say here. I have a strange fondness for this poem, and it remains my favorite of the ones I've written, so compliments on it from someone such as yourself mean a great deal for me. And just a silly thing, but I got sparkles to hear that someone recommended it. There's something extra awesome to know that someone did that. ♥
Anyway, not surprising that you hadn't read this before--I wrote it almost a year ago, and haven't posted any of my older SPN poems to motherlessguns. I've meant to maybe do a single post linking to the few of them so I don't spam by posting them one at a time, but eh. Been lazy and hidey, so I haven't gotten around to it.
But truly, thank you so much! ♥
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You should definitely post your SPN poems to motherlessguns, I would love to read them all and see other people enjoy them on the comm! Do not feel hidey about your poetry :) it's really lovely. I'm super glad to have been linked <3!