The Vague History (and Future!) of Poetry

Lovesick for an idea-- any will do

A new pen!

from the flourescently-lit shelves to that one at the bottom of the junk drawer

Yes, that one, 'neath the sophisticated drawer

A new idea to spark 

OR

     reincarnate yesterday's thoughts

I hope it does the latter.

This pen-- yes, this one,

I found it in the alleyway, planked between the gravel

germy and smashed, good riddance!

Ink stains up my arm before I get the chance to write

Whose splattering words?

Who's splattering words?!

exploding, exploited ideas

contained, constrained not

Try again

Something good'll come of this, one day.

One day.

Today!

the past begging for another (gun)SHOT, another (knife)STAB, another (pen)WRITE

Ink stains up my arm before I get the chance to write!

Whose splattering words?

Ink staines through my head, a chance to write, write, write!

Exploding ideas

My ideas!

Yes, they were yours. 

This pen's tireless relay. 

Reviews

[writing mojo]

What a testament of your weapon choice: wordy but mightier than any cliche, an exploring choice dabbling abracadabra; you show such potency in your ink less poetry..shard to the breaking point the words display not ripples, but lecher waves of brain coming in clear as if the pen was held on a conveyor belt that repeated the presence intellectual to the rat raise of any nae sayer peers ...good stuff

[Siddhartha]

an inspirational write. an eulogy to artistry and artists. words are all i have. they define me. they complement me. absolutely amazing write...

[Keoni]

ever say something you wish you could say again but only mean something more? in a year will all the words boil down to a single pin stripe of a point? keep writing and we will see in ayear.....

[Moflo]

I love how fragile you've made ideas become. This poem is full of such vivid imagery I can definitely relate to in the terms of finding the right words to say. I love the title too. Great work.

[.]

LOL..sometimes the words come thick and fast..for me when I am about to sleep ...bombarded my brain..screaming to be made manifest..loved it

[Robin]

can I borrow that pen ?

[Babe Roxx]

I Love your artistry...I can read this aloud and its a great artistic piece...your mastery of words flow well...and a topic that people relate too when writing. :)

Nicely done.

[roarke]

welcome to my world. hahaha
inspiration. treacherous thing.
none of my pens have ANY ink in them shylock things.
mix it, stir it, finger paint it, but don't forget
to let it simmer and age a bit.
Breathe.