14 February 2009
Drinking coffee (while listening to "Coffee" by Aesop Rock)
"Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery."
C.C. Colton
I am simply sitting here
Reading Ballistic by Mr. Collins.
Watching the group that has gathered and grown
With the unfortunate redhead that really shouldn’t laugh.
He just doesn’t have the face for it.
There are no spectacular events.
Nothing worthy of crafting a timeless ode for.
No spark of love or death.
There’s only the murmur of five conversations
From ten pairs of people,
Filtering through the headphones
And Aesop Rock's "Coffee"
“And the last shall be the first to immerse in the pass-out heat.”
The only event worth noting
Was when their casual ambassador took the table next to me.
“We don’t need no walkie-talkies, nope, no walkie-talkies.”
Offering the, I- know-you-cant’-hear-me-so-I-will-just-smile,
Gesture of gratitude.
How selfish.
“Just because I don’t wanna war with you, it don’t mean go warm up the barbeque.”
They already have the largest group of friends here.
Why monopolize socializing,
By taking the empty space next to me,
Where potentially I could’ve made a friend too?
“This is what they make you take the medication for.”
C.C. Colton
I am simply sitting here
Reading Ballistic by Mr. Collins.
Watching the group that has gathered and grown
With the unfortunate redhead that really shouldn’t laugh.
He just doesn’t have the face for it.
There are no spectacular events.
Nothing worthy of crafting a timeless ode for.
No spark of love or death.
There’s only the murmur of five conversations
From ten pairs of people,
Filtering through the headphones
And Aesop Rock's "Coffee"
“And the last shall be the first to immerse in the pass-out heat.”
The only event worth noting
Was when their casual ambassador took the table next to me.
“We don’t need no walkie-talkies, nope, no walkie-talkies.”
Offering the, I- know-you-cant’-hear-me-so-I-will-just-smile,
Gesture of gratitude.
How selfish.
“Just because I don’t wanna war with you, it don’t mean go warm up the barbeque.”
They already have the largest group of friends here.
Why monopolize socializing,
By taking the empty space next to me,
Where potentially I could’ve made a friend too?
“This is what they make you take the medication for.”
13 February 2009
Happy Valentines Day....
“I love you.” You, referring to you.
“…too.” Referring to me.
You never say the word “you”.
“You” has not been remunerated
In the sense that love has a value.
Maybe I still need to earn it.
For now, “You” as referring to me,
Has been replaced with the schwa.
It’s that upside down e.
More precisely, in this case,
It’s a mid-central rounded vowel.
Like the sound you hear
At the end of the word “pencil”.
On the cloudier days,
I’ve even been replaced
With no sound at all.
Instead, I am an initial unaspirated glottal stop.
It’s the silent pause that we all make
Before we start a sentence
That begins with a vowel.
One day I hope for the full “I love you.”
But, that may have to wait.
Because right now,
Apparently, I am not worth the effort,
To get all of “You”.
“…too.” Referring to me.
You never say the word “you”.
“You” has not been remunerated
In the sense that love has a value.
Maybe I still need to earn it.
For now, “You” as referring to me,
Has been replaced with the schwa.
It’s that upside down e.
More precisely, in this case,
It’s a mid-central rounded vowel.
Like the sound you hear
At the end of the word “pencil”.
On the cloudier days,
I’ve even been replaced
With no sound at all.
Instead, I am an initial unaspirated glottal stop.
It’s the silent pause that we all make
Before we start a sentence
That begins with a vowel.
One day I hope for the full “I love you.”
But, that may have to wait.
Because right now,
Apparently, I am not worth the effort,
To get all of “You”.
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