crumpled like a sheet of paper
you lie on your sheets, wasted
vainly attempting an unfurling—
you twist and you turn, and you twist
some more; grunting your gut out
in a grim grimace; what more can you do?
when all those billowing and swirling
shapes are there, up in the ceiling
and you are here, nestled in your sheets
scarred and scared shitless—
shitting yourself; shit, oh shit.
you are not satin, nor silk
like you once thought, my dear
as to billow, swirl and unfurl—
the thought just makes my blood curdle
you are paper; plain and simple
devoid of things that razzle and dazzle
why not instead learn
the art of origami—
fold yourself a hundred times
and be reborn : a swan, a crane, a monkey
now, wouldn’t that thought be lovely?
August
3 years ago
3 comments:
i thought origami makes people peaceful. all this contorting into varying configurations got me all worked up! hihihi, nice work gentle!
yoga na! :)
I can't help getting an image of a girl having dysmenorrhea (hehe) in the 1st stanza although I know it's not just about physical pain.
The persona sounded "nagmamarunong" to the person in pain, overly explaining things.
i think i like this one. a "get-up-because-the-world-is-full-of-shit-and-who-said-it-isn't" poem. i wrote a lengthy one with exactly that line i mentioned but i thought it was kinda preachy or something. nice one.
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