Sophie On The Dancefloor (The Devestating Effects)

From the collection "Saldado Instrúyete"

That which was worn

would shimmy between the glass and the wall

as a means of sustaining the presence

of what was assumed was recovered

resisting the emergence of Sophie on the dancefloor

abbreviating “I love you”

for the sake of the requiem

whispered from the speakers to illicit the screams “fall … fall”

(the devastating effects of cocaine and the occasional dismissal of silence)

at the behest of the manic

reluctant to fate posturing

as the purest means to sedate that which heaven conceals

following the emergence of “PANIC”

as the anthem tempered in violence and flashes of glitter and heels.

Copyright © 2009 by Orlando G Gonzales III

from my collection

“Saldado Instrúyete”

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Author's Note

"Interpretations are always welcome"

Reviews

[Geralyn Miller]

Brought me slamming back to a club fire that sent the ER I was working in 35 patients--all glitter and heels, cocaine, angel dust and ecstacy.

I love your imagery. You paint moods into your work. My only suggestion would be to weed out the repeated use of "was" as a verb in the fourth line. Since you use "was" in the first line, too, I just feel the poem would be stronger with a more powerful verb. Still, I'm envious that I didn't write this one!

[LJW]

Sounds like a rave. Interesting interpretation if it is...