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June 8, 2006
poem: what do your answers mean?
by sven at 11:59 pm
I don't think I've put any poetry up on Scarlet Letters yet... I wrote this one last night, inspired by Gretchin's Artist's Way Guided Intent event.
What do your answers mean?
Power
is the hand that writes
"the end"
at the conclusion of a film
(otherwise
the movie would just go on and on
an endless series of questions
each leading to more questions...)
Power
is the definitive answer that
concludes your quest to know
it is the inky dot that stops a sentence
we all turn to this endpoint
like pilgrims on our way to Mecca
Who are you?
What do you want to be?
open your mouth to reply and it's
a decision to take your own life
oh, there's pleasure and pride
in predestination
in holding the pen
making a mark on the map filled with dragons
and arriving at the place you set out for
the execution of a plan with a grand flourish
for everyone to remember
...But I think that I like
not knowing where I'm going
I want to break from the Eastward road
and run headlong into a dark forest
looking only the next few steps ahead
going in this direction
only because I know it makes me happy
maybe I am no one
just emptiness erasing itself
if I'm without ambition to pick the bronze statue
for my headstone
diving into the thick fog of unknowns
where all I can see is my own feet
full of questions
I have no name, only a direction
it thrills me
to live
to Live
is to embrace the unbeing
of becoming
June 7, 2006
posted by sven | June 8, 2006 11:59 PM | comments (5) | categories: artist's way, writing
Comments
Beautiful, Thanks for sharing that. I wrote a poem yesterday and had decided last night not to share it on my blog or with my imaginary friends, as I like to call you all. But after waking up to see how you dared to, I think I will too afterall.
Posted by: shelley Noble at June 9, 2006 8:32 AM
ooo, yes, shelley, do! poetry is the hardest thing to post, i think, but it's just another way of seeing, you know?
Posted by: gl. at June 9, 2006 8:41 AM
Shelley, I've had the same issue with posting poetry.....I'll do it if you do it ;)....
Nice one, Sven...
Posted by: ubatuber at June 9, 2006 9:34 AM
Eeee! You can create art that makes people feel charmed or unsettled or outraged...
...But I think my favorite of all must be the art that makes people dare. :-D
Posted by: sven at June 9, 2006 10:40 AM
oooo! this whole thing totally makes me think of one of the artist's way "rules": creativity flourishes in a place of safety & acceptance. now go write! :D
Posted by: gl. at June 9, 2006 10:43 AM