Tuesday, July 19, 2005

  • The words sit like a
    lump in the back of my mind.
    Stress or panic or the heat -
    something makes me very alive and
    anxious and aware. of. things.
    I feel as though my heart might bleed,
    though perhaps that's the
    effect of aspartame
    I feel.
    Snippets
    sandstorms and Sandpaper
    the ocean in a bucket


    Stephen and I went to A&A's after my class and watched Requiem for a Dream. That movie is always so uplifting ::sarcasm:: I don't know what possessed Andrew and me to want to watch it. After that, we went home and I frantically packed a bit, went to sleep, woke and drove here. I parked far away, though I could have cheated, parked in a nearby lot, and validated my parking within. Read 20 more pages over lunch. Ah yes - during the drive. NPR was on, and there was a snippet about some army wife and son. Wife was asking son, "What happened to Daddy?" or "Where's Daddy?" "Daddy's dead," said the boy. "What does that mean?" "It means something bad happened; he's never coming back." On the one hand, I'm disgusted by the exploitation... but on the other, that attention to emotion and the real repurcussions of war are necessary. It's a fine line.

Comments (5)

  • jerjonji
    i know that feeling where the words are there but clogged up! :)
  • brendaclews
    It's beautiful, except for the aspartame line (!)... I might put in something about artificial sweeteners in there instead.

    "Mostly, I like the tulip for its colors and representation of life. I admit to hiding and find that writing is the way that I can best express myself."

    I love that... the way you express yourself. xo
  • UmbraeMentis

    The many wonders of aspartame!
    As for uplifting, sane movies, I think Requiem for a Dream surpasses even The Royal Tenenbaums. I remember watching that movie and afterwards having to down quite a substantial amount of rich ice cream. But you have to admit, the soundtrack is very good.
    In response to your comment (Thank you very much for them by the way; I always aprreciate comments.), I have yet to find a genre of music I don't like, although I tend to lean more towards things like Catch-22 (ska), Yellowcard ("emo"), and System of a Down (who knows what you'd call them....rock? metal?)

  • Adifferentdrummer
    I liked your poem although I, too, am not sure about the aspartame line but it is your poem and you wanted it there. 
  • douglasg610
    The effect of aspartame! I get it!
    Rush cloying sweetness / fizzy lift and sweet cherry / what's this? vomit fuel
    I couldn't finish the requiem...it's one of those "reality" movies (Like "Harold and Maude") but with drugs instead of aging, I think.
    Oh, and Cat Stevens did the best depressing stuff.
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