Body

my body is powerful

this corpus of language

mind of metaphor

standing on legs of limerick

skull screaming rhyme scheme

defying definition

gnashing teeth

grinning typewriter keys

starved staring eyes

watching the ink flow

living

bleeding

today

tomorrow

hearts pound like marching snares

beating time to the day's reveille

lungs filled to the brim with lyric

new paragraph

indent

Reviews

[Kelly Scheppers]

I've always felt my poetry defined me more than anything else in life. I read that Hemingway lost all ability to write towards the end, due to health reasons. I can't imagine losing the proficiency of putting word to paper, the intellectual and creative process, gone. There's nothing better than reading about the worth a poet feels for the expression of the written word. Good to meet you, John. Thank you for such a versed and polished piece.

[Betty Hermelee]

I see a poet exploding with words, so many that his lungs fill up with lyric, his teeth gnash, he might even bleed....you are so ready to empty your soul...and ready your pen and Bam! you can relax now...
I love this very inventive piece.. the flow, the power, the whole experience...
Warmly, B

[John Sullivan]

Well goodness, miss Betty! Your much too kind, thanks for reading!

[Betty Hermelee]

You're very welcome John, appreciated...
Warmly, B

[Ken Simm.]

Its the rhythm here for me.

[John Sullivan]

Thanks Ken!

[Pete]

some body. clever. you should have mentioned the alliteration ... :)

[John Sullivan]

Thanks Pete, been feeling alliterative lately

[Anita Frader]

Writing is rather cathartic. It's inexpensive therapy. Your poem is right on the mark.

[John Sullivan]

Thank you so kindly for reading, and sharing

[1809 Black Plague Decem..]

Dear, John Sullivan, ingenious. I like every verse,
surmounting, "indent" yes indeed.
I fall for the gully of such write, you made me smile,
:S -----Maynard

[John Sullivan]

Many thanks, my friend (:

[1809 Black Plague December]

You are most welcome, Dear,
I hope you are having a grand evening, and spending a grand holiday season, :)

[Thomas W Case]

Fantastic work. Powerful and poignant.

[John Sullivan]

Many thanks Tom. I'm not on the internet so much these days, but I will leave ya some reviews one of these days.

[carl]

the body poetica in the ritual of rhyme and reason - more here behind the curtain than just just a weak and unassuming man this is that powerful and tyrannical ( ? ) one that we assumed was there and now is exposed in corporeal images. enjoy the read very much - thanks for the post - carl

[John Sullivan]

Fascinating take, my friend! Thanks for reading

[jacob erin-cilberto]

This is who we are, John.
This day I am wearing my t-shirt that says "Poetry is my Therapy"---
maybe at the end of the therapy lies the great poem...we all strive to write that one piece that might
make our name...yet most of us will die silently, with little ado...
and unknown.
Love this piece.
j.

[John Sullivan]

Jacob, it's always a humbling pleasure to hear from you. Thank you for your kind thoughts. Surely you need not worry about your legacy! You're one of the greats, my friend. Thanks for reading

[Chris Shaw]

A writer!s lot. It can be painful and sometimes there is a need to break away. It can be a struggle. Well penned John.

Chris

[John Sullivan]

A pleasure to hear from ya, miss Shaw! And yes it can. Rule Britannia and all that :P