Here's what I was thinking on August 27, 2009. It is obvious that I was inspired by the film Mosquito Coast. There is a line in movie that I always puzzle over.Martha Plimpton (who plays the preachers daughter) says to River Phoenix (who plays Charlie Fox) "I think about you when I go to the bathroom," as she exits the scene. I have no idea if this statement was meant as an insult or a secret profession of love/lust. Thus, I wrote this listesk poem, most likely at work, is an attempt to ferret out the meaning of those words.
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I think about you
stretching my limbs in bed
ocean liners dream, racing sails to get ahead
laughing in the dark
On a bench, waiting, feeding gulls in the park
running in the halls
Phantom thoughts chase bats through intangible walls
doing dishes in the sink
Skateboarders fancy-dance figures around the rink
lounging on the couch
Slapping palms, pinched bottoms squeak “ouch!”
when I’m struck by swinging doors
Ornate peacocks out on the boulevard play dress up for wars
bathing under the yellow sun
sky marshmallows resemble a juicy hamburger bun
drenched in October rains
A steamy fart smell wafts up grated drains
when I give thanks
Rubbery eyes catcall spike heeled skanks
in the flair of summer
Ball players’ brawl, loose a base it’s a bummer
when I gaze into the razor mirror
A solitary call causes a strong eye to tear
When your baitin’ at the dock
Desolate memories drop lines drag hands about the clock
in the bleakness of winter
Silent voices heard in blackness: a mind splinter
wandering the streets
A silly child hums in time to esoteric drum beats
in the turns of spring
Green bud gives birth to what pink petals mean
when I go to the bath room
Number two, number one, a cat scats off a broom
I think about you
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Bill bakes brownies by Larry Crist
ReplyDeleteor fudge, he’s not sure which
Doesn’t have sugar
substitutes molasses
Uses flour, that’s kind of old
Forgets the baking powder
Margarine in lieu of butter
Adds vanilla extract
Throws in a couple eggs
Crushed walnuts
His oven runs cool so he
leaves ‘em in for longer
than maybe he should
Seeing that they haven’t risen
leaves ‘em in a little longer still
Takes them out
Lets them cool , slices ‘em in squares
They smell good
with the consistency of hardtack
Eats them anyway
Thinks about his mother
Hers would have been worse
She taught him everything he knew
and has managed mostly to forget
He gazes out his window
to the street four flights below
Thinks about milk while chewing
Having smelled it and checked the date
Pours it down the sink
rinses out the carton
Drinks some tap water
and has a second piece
knowing it will not improve with age
Thinks about writing
eats a third piece of whateveritis
thinks a little more about writing