KUBLA/FRIEDA COLLAB: WHITE NOISE REHAB

joy echoes within pain's mentality
sinking to the depths of hostility
chasms of voided punctuation 
coming down the virtual abysmal pike 
looking glass questions broken molds 
whoever made you who you are
now a fragmented sustenance
skyward in atmospheric holds  
paid the piper tenfold
coming round hard again  
gorged on fear's master plot 
engulfed in self defense hereafter
altered the phoenix Lazarus's plight of fancy  
raised the bar of hourglass lessons
in dusty rewritten history's score 
spoken amen upon kingdom's door 
knocked at opportunity's disavowing contempt  
spurned  rejection's commencing cold shoulder 
sanctioned on a new horizon's embrace 
ascended an amber moon's rising sun
upon retribution of salvation's pardon 
sang hallelujah in lofty acceptance's key
a banshee's sermon lulled to slumber
on its theoretic pillow of white noise
snores of rapt anxiety infecting peace of mind
with shallow heaves of doomsday rasp
the keenest clan cremated their prescription
pills and withdrew into time capsule rehabilitation
the paid piper left to pad his vices unattended
stole away with the morrow's box of odds
leaving nothing but a stack of purity's
defunct receipts
a redundancy of dizzy hourglasses
retching on the flawed economics 
of last resorts under guise of final offers
history became negotiable when languages erupted
the doorknob exploded giving birth to
rhetorical landmines
apathy's implicit damning of philanthropy
grew dimensions and entombed the breath
of blue infinity debunking it to death

Out of the ash
I rise with my red hair
And I eat men like air.

Sylvia Plath 23-29 October 1962 

Author's Note

Reviews

[Shirlena]

I absolutely love this except I would love to know who wrote what. I think I can tell by each of your writing styles now but I'd like to be sure. It looks like you each might be using descriptions to sketch each other and the way one see's the other but whatenever it is (misspelled on purpose), it is alright with me :).

[Frieda P]

So jazz'd Shirlena, and I know Steve will be too, he's a big fan of yours also, the great Kublakhan doesn't like to divulge that secret, sometimes I even forget which lines are mine ;) I bet you wouldn't be able to guess though....

[Shirlena]

Probably not but thanks for sharing the secret though ;).

[Frieda P]

Don't breathe a word of this to Benji ;)

[Shirlena]

Oh I won't :) but now he'll probably read this page you know.

[kublakhan27]

Haha Thanks so much Shirlena...yes there are methods to our madness, but our ability to sound like one person seems to have become our trademark judging by what many have said ;) So glad you enjoyed it :)

[Shirlena]

Well I guess you do because I've read it a couple of times and I can make the line of demarcation :). Pleasures mine Kubla but the strange thing is when you write apart you don't sound similar...very interesting.

[kublakhan27]

So true my friend, I don't know how we do it, but we do share the same kind sense of wry humour (or cynicism?) to some extent, maybe that's how it starts...whatever it is, it's always been there :)

[melissa]

Awesome poem keep up the great work and keep sending me more to read i love reading them

[Frieda P]

Thanks muchly melissa...

[melissa]

Your welcome

[Deuces]

Two brilliant minds combined create a masterpiece. You took me on a roller coaster of life's ups, downs, sarcasm, wit, humor and morbidness. Loved it. Encore!

[Frieda P]

Grazie mille my sweet friend, so jazz'd you enjoyed!

[redzone]

I completely missed Sylvia's lines at the bottom they are some of the best lines every written in poetry. If only she would have!!

[Frieda P]

Ha my sentiments too!

[Patricia]

Nothing subtle here! This is powerful and thought provoking like buttery popcorn in my head and it is just busting the lid off! I love that! Not many poems get me worked up but this is beyond great poetry this is timeless. Brava my new friend! HUGS!

[kublakhan27]

Thanks so much Patricia, you've made my evening with your review and kind words...I know Frieda will love to hear it as well :)

[Frieda P]

Ha, we don't do subtle ;) Thanks so much Patricia, jazz'd you enjoyed! xo

[icelandicblue]

Once again you are able to sing with one voice. It flows perfectly but its notes hit upon discordant images that are powerful and thought provoking. And I agree that apathy has destroyed philanthropy and that line made me so sad. I did love this:

ascended an amber moon's rising sun
upon retribution of salvation's pardon
sang hallelujah in lofty acceptance's key
a banshee's sermon lulled to slumber
on its theoretic pillow of white noise

[kublakhan27]

Thanks so much my friend, it means the world to us knowing that our works are able to resonate on a deep level.

[Frieda P]

Ahh so sweet you picked out both our lines, thanks so much Anne.

[redflutterby]

WOW...this one just knocks the reader over. They say white noise is supposed to help you sleep but theres nothing to yawn about in this poem. Its another wild ride that blasts you from side to side. Lol... oh and I love the Sylvia Plath quote. Wonder why?? Ha... bravo you two. Well done...another amazing collab..;-D

[kublakhan27]

Haha Thanks so much Red, your support means the world to both of us as you know...you can thank Mrs.R for the Plath quote, which probably goes without saying ;) I'm sure Frieda will be around soon, and will also offer her thanks :D

[Frieda P]

Ha I figured you would Red, how apropos eh? ;) Thanks so much x

[redzone]

Leonard Cohen, Sharon Robinson and this line:
"upon retribution of salvation's pardon
sang hallelujah in lofty acceptance's key
a banshee's sermon lulled to slumber
on its theoretic pillow of white noise".... never knew you could get salvation from a banshee's sermon, and flowing as it does between you two, I think perhaps the hallelujah is also off key... but the line that threw me most was the first 2 lines:
"joy echoes within pain's mentality
sinking to the depths of hostility"... suffering is indeed joy within pain's hostility...

if reading your wonderful collab is stepping on landmines then I am writing this disembodied in rhetoric and happy for reading... Thanks Steve, Thanks Frieda I am off to find some glue and put myself back together... ;0) ~~redzone

[kublakhan27]

Thanks so much my friend, we're always happy to hear to hear that someone enjoys reading them as much as we do writing them :)

[redzone]

I know this is true cause I can see two smiles even from NYC

[Frieda P]

Ha hope you got yourself back in one piece, love your reviews, always hon xo :)

[Ruth]

Absolutely brilliant, great collaboration...I shall re-read this and still be amazed lol Superb! ♥

[kublakhan27]

So glad you enjoyed our piece Poppy, thank you :)

[Frieda P]

Woo, doing the happy dance, thanks Poppy x

[Madalyn Beck]

Everything in this write was smooth and effortless. You both make a great due contructing a fantastic write. I love the title and coincidentally, my favorite line was this.

"on its theoretic pillow of white noise"

Amazing piece of work between the both of you! Fantastic! xo (:

[kublakhan27]

Thanks so much Madalyn :) We do spend a good bit of time on making sure they flow well, though this one came together quicker than usual :)

[Frieda P]

I love that line too, thanks so much Mads! :) xo