Slings Arrows
for Giles Wells
what attachment
to seeing and saying
what ability to trigger tears
to make them spout
like saliva at times does
like blood at times does
the body rejoicing
in response to pleasure
in response to pain
ecstasy we seek, we ecstasy seekers
gun-play, knife-play
or with swords fighting
pens spouting words
men, women, not of the world,
of the word
pull these out, spill poetry
Christ spilled his guts
for the world, for the word
© Obediah Michael Smith, 2007
2:39 p.m. 09.12.07
for Giles Wells
what attachment
to seeing and saying
what ability to trigger tears
to make them spout
like saliva at times does
like blood at times does
the body rejoicing
in response to pleasure
in response to pain
ecstasy we seek, we ecstasy seekers
gun-play, knife-play
or with swords fighting
pens spouting words
men, women, not of the world,
of the word
pull these out, spill poetry
Christ spilled his guts
for the world, for the word
© Obediah Michael Smith, 2007
2:39 p.m. 09.12.07
posted by Obie Quiet at 2:54 PM
2 Comments:
The end was unexpected and definately gave the poem a great climax. I love the line: "pens spouting words"...u gave me an unique visual.
What a fine critic you are, Tia, love.
I shell have to get to the bottom of why you affect me as you do, and from the very outset, setting sail in your craft at Sine-Qua-Non Gallery.
I wish to get to the bottom of why, not to uproot it, but to examine these root hairs, and to take good care not to pop them with insensitivity or with any too harsh turning away or turning about.
I want to have your attention and I want to give you mine.
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