Calluses adorn my fingers and sting
as beads of water seep into the fresh lacerations
from my show the night before.
Sometimes my hands look old,
like time is harder on them.
In the mirror a rough and seemingly permanent
five o’clock shadow manages to conceal
my age. I would shave; but,
morning lethargy always gets the best of me.
As my eyes track upwards
they meet themselves. Dark, soft…
and unwavering. When my mouth spills
half-truths and misguided nonsense,
those dark brown saints rat me out.
They are the guardians of my love.
Before I leave my home I shield myself,
Oakley, D&G, Ray Ban…all brands
that make my armor. Spotless, they show
people only themselves
and hide what I am feeling, even when
there may be nothing to hide.
This is amazing, I'm in love with your poetry. lol
ReplyDelete'When my mouth spills
half-truths and misguided nonsense,
those dark brown saints rat me out.'
favorite line ever. The way I take it, this poem shows an inner struggle; you're trying to figure our who you really are? Or maybe doing/saying things that don't necessarily show your true image? Idk, but no matter what the meaning, you write beautifully and capture an emotion that I think everyone faces at some point in their lives. You have an interesting writing style, you're very straight forward but make the reader question every line at the same time. Love it. You play guitar? :)
Thank you so much...BTW...your favorite line came in the rewrite ; ) (winkedy-wink)
ReplyDeleteAnd as far as the guitar goes...i really just like to hold it, then proceed to pretend that I know what I'm doing. hahaha.
I actually teach it as well (kinda on a break from that now...I've moved around so much)...but perhaps when school starts I will start that again.
Did you get my message? I'm not sure I did it right.
ReplyDeletehaha that's awesome though, I started playing.. yeah it turned into just a lonely guitar sitting in my room gathering dust lol. Maybe I will try again later on down the road.
ReplyDeleteI never got a message, did you e-mail me?
I tried to do a message thingy on here..but I'm not sure it worked..your email is not listed.
ReplyDeletecheck your e-mail...if you didnt get it...send me your address...mine is posted on here...but I'll put it here too. antzoucm@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteOH...and I never commented on your guitar endeavors...so here it is...brush that thing off and give it another go. (what went wrong the first time around).
ReplyDeleteIf you are anything like me...I may be able to help.
lol thanks, I've been wanting to get back at it. I haven't gotten a msg. unrefinedpoetic@gmail.com is my e-mail tho
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