Friday, May 31, 2013

Foothold


Planting yourself at the foot of a wall
is the first step to breaking the wall.

1 comment:

Dr. Mike said...

Aria

Cleopatra is almost dead. Half-time
spectacles of marching bands and cheerleaders
elevate up several tiers the current icon
to writhe and burn on the Jumbotron,
a voice on fire within itself.

Listening to Berlioz’ “Sur les Lagunes,”
I find melancholy cloying: “Ah!”
That time has been lost, now that romance
culls its tone from ironic
Daiquiris, all lime on the tongue.

The double-headed ax, each sentence.
takes a bite out of embedded nonchalance.
and makes you say the opposite of what you mean.
At the heart of every soprano lies
not having been born a bird.

{Disposable Poem May 31, 2013]
Dr. Mike