Sunday, November 16, 2008

poem::: what was that



===WHAT WAS THAT===

a hard cut- sliced like watermelon
heavy & hard
the way she made me feel
what was that?
why did that happen?
i ask myself over and over
this time & that
beginning & ending
once forgotten
but i always remember

scorched & blistered
that was the way it was
gagged & blinded
that was the way time went
beginning was only the ending
the middle too brief to be mentioned
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[gigi boulais] november 2008

poem::: WRITE WHAT I SEE


"write what i see"

who cares to read it
unsure to speak it
the act of writing on paper
the cleansing, forward momentum
pen scrawling rightwards on paper
the progress of thoughts
words fill each line

melodic and dramatic
your eyes pierce my process
your questions make me think

soft and passionate
your eyes take hold my heart
your words make me blink

i don't know what to say
i don't know what not to say
i will write this on paper
i will see it before sleep

[MARCH 2006] gigi boulais