Poem (response to The Saddest Girl in the World) |
It was 1st AvenueThat red front doorFlat 2.Number 17, is that right?And you,In silver lace(Cheap lace, not Brussel's at all.)You,With your wooden boxWith our futures inside.I told them you cried.He wa...
Posted by Vanessa on Sat, 01 Dec 2007 02:36:00 PST |
A Woman |
This is by a poet from Iraq called Saadi Youssef.A WomanHow will I drag my feet to her now?Where will I see her?And on which street of what cityshould I ask about her?And if I find her house(let's sup...
Posted by Vanessa on Mon, 14 May 2007 03:00:00 PST |
A little in the Mood for Rain |
You are talking,But I prefer to listen to the rain on the roof.You are a poet,But I prefer to listen to the rain.You are talking,But I prefer to write these lines in the loose night.
Tonight the rain ...
Posted by Vanessa on Tue, 08 May 2007 03:50:00 PST |
Freudian Slip |
How many times will I kill you?And how many times will you comeBack Spun in the gold threadOf a day dreamOr tumbled off the tongue?The Freudian slipOf the lipSkipsAnd rests And skipsIn the silenceOf f...
Posted by Vanessa on Mon, 09 Apr 2007 04:53:00 PST |
Little Cowardices... |
"I am glad it cannot happen twice, the fever of first love. For it is a fever, and a burden, too, whatever the poets may say. They are not brave, the days when we are twenty-one. They are full of litt...
Posted by Vanessa on Thu, 29 Mar 2007 12:34:00 PST |
The Saddest Girl in the World |
The saddest girl in the worldStopped by my house today,She had something to tell meBefore she went away.She was dressed in Brussel's lace,Right up to her chin.In her hand was a wooden boxAnd in that b...
Posted by Vanessa on Sun, 25 Mar 2007 01:05:00 PST |
Ugly |
She was beautifulAnd she was not me.She caught your smiles in her eyes one nightAnd I didn't knowThat when you said You were seeing a friendYou meant you were seeing yourselfReflected in her green eye...
Posted by Vanessa on Mon, 26 Feb 2007 04:22:00 PST |
The Starling |
I heard a noise behind the wall today.I thought "a creature is trapped in there."I thought of itAlone in the darkGrowing weakerDay by day.Cold in the dark.I thought of it Bricked upLike an ancient cri...
Posted by Vanessa on Sun, 28 Jan 2007 04:40:00 PST |
Real Eye |
We all sleep with one night of painHere we go again.Didn't take too long did it?Didn't take too long my friend.Shake off your satin sheetOpen your other eyeI know your cut runs deepI know your mask ha...
Posted by Vanessa on Wed, 24 Jan 2007 05:00:00 PST |
Twisted |
Twisted in half-lightLike a candle I'll tryTo show the way,The way.. I see...The way I see you today.I would have gone with anyoneWho offered me a second chance,Another look,At the life I mistookFor a...
Posted by Vanessa on Fri, 08 Dec 2006 01:54:00 PST |
