(noun)-–
the weight of a body on your back,
staring in a direction
in which you failed to move
mother’s voice
and father’s voice
how did you come this far
without noticing
the stranger following behind,
his arachnid legs click-clicking
as he drags himself
over scarred pavement
after you?
(Notes: It's funny that Crystal should send me this image to work with, for two reasons: 1) I've been dealing with some feelings of regret and guilt over some weird stuff lately, and 2) I've, completely coincidentally, become addicted to Florence + the Machine's new single, "Shake It Out," which addresses such feelings. It's an awesome song, much better than the poem I just produced on the subject. Go listen to it: )
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
15 - regret
(I've asked people to send in pictures for me to write about. This picture was sent by the lovely Crystal.)
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Lovely, and definitely checking out the song when I'm not at work :-)
ReplyDeleteThank you, Crystal! Glad you liked what I did with it. I was actually intimidated by that picture, the idea of how to incorporate elements of a spider standing on top of a frog standing on top of a turtle.
ReplyDeleteI hope you enjoy the song. I've played it so many times in the past week that I'm sure my neighbors are sick of it by now, unless they're also rabid Florence fans. ;)