Brain Matter

i would like to believe in the power of memory,

my sacred indoor scuplture cat.

independent of sharing it's mine, a home

and a sculpture, all mine.

my own warped reality kitty.

i often pretend to remember

when i was brand new,

what could possibly be though?

in my initial human perspective.

from which it begs questions

no one has answers to.

did I always have this canvas for memory?

before even the royal "I" remembered...

i wonder... did "I" make my own medium?

did they make theirs?

things not simply

to own or occupy...

to be or not - f*****g cut yourself...

you will find out.

it seems so singular, now, to me.

the power of the mind to remember...

the feeling of forgetting,

remembering.

creating

the power to change the shape of a room, the color of a car,

the pain of a grip,

the feel of a breast,

an entire universe...

tragically ended,

into a glorious resurrection,

in the span of an evening.

"some people just want to watch the world burn" (batman's butler)

action without need of consequence...

exercise becomes competition...

winning and losing, 

pain without movement,

pleasure without effort.

construction's paradise,

monuments requiring no resources.

memories of remindable satisfactions.

amplified and

twisted,

from reality,

and her warped reminders.

(the obvious remainders)

the weight of the dead.

we assume the world does not disappear when we close our eyes.

(and of the endless frontier, the medium of a mind in the dark?)

what's the difference?

Reviews

[Ana Papaya]

For me, the world begins when I close my eyes because I can conjure images that just feel so real.
The mind is a powerful thing, memories can be molded and altered. I once was knocked out cold, more than once actually, but this particular time I was knocked out I had no memory of what happened just before and I have formed a memory from what people have told me. It's strange. I know I don't remember it, and yet I do. Dreams are entirely different of course. I wish these could be controlled somehow. And I do try and sometimes successfully to create a dream and then it carries through into sleep. This is a very interesting subject you've chosen today A & P. Almost makes me think of mad scientist experiments in which people are brainwashed. And didn't this happen in the latest Avengers movie with captain America's old friend. can't remember the name, but he was wiped and reinstalled with new memories. Drugs play a role too. hallucinations and such that leave you wondering what's real. I'm guess at that one since I've never taken those sorts of drugs. This would make a great premise for a longer story with an evil government plot. I liked your poem.

[Ana Papaya]

*guessing... forgive my typo.

[Davidgeo]

Thanks Holmes...

Yes, scarlet witch I think was her name. I think it was the 2nd to last movie, the one with the evil robot Iron Man created because he's so smart he's retarded. I haven't seen the new one, something about a civil war, whatever. Those movies are kind of retarded, still all of them are good comic book movies.... totally entertaining. Slightly mindless but, it's whatever, good times.

[Ana Papaya]

Yes, it was in Civil War. I liked it but I like comic book movies. So... And you're welcome of course.

[Davidgeo]

The greatest comic book movie of all time for my money is "Unbreakable".... Before M Night Shamalamadingdong started making the worst movies in Hollywood he made a couple of the greatest movies of all time. Unbreakable was one of those movies.

[Ana B.]

hmm...I savored each line. Though sometimes the answers don't even matter as long as you're asking the right questions. A perfect addition to my library. Spectacularly done.

[Davidgeo]

Thanks Ana. It's kind of a weird one but I liked writing it.

[Ana B.]

Wired ones are the best.

[Davidgeo]

Wired ones are usually undercover police officers and we have no tolerance for that so I'm probably going to kill you later tonight.

[Ana B.]

Damn typos...But good luck with that haha

[T. Edana Talbott]

Very thought provoking piece. What a thought - that the world could just disappear when our eyes shut.

[guy drori]

Intense. Memory is definitely and intriguing subject.

[Davidgeo]

I really like your sun glasses.

[guy drori]

well thank you :) I like them as well

[The Fallen King]

Enjoyed reading your poem very much.

[Davidgeo]

Is that right?