Reminisce

Yes. Another piece of poetry... well, at least I tried. I'm not very good at it... I tend to try too hard to make them rhyme. I want to write good poetry that doesn't necessarily rhyme, but, somehow I get this mental block... "It's not a poem if it doesn't rhyme"... oh well.

I started writing more pieces of poetry instead of just blogging about life because my life seems like a sad story when blogged. Somehow the rhyming of the words make it less so... and so I think. I also find myself strangely reading my poems over and over again. I've even thought of performing some of them in front of a live audience. I think I would do a good job at it.

Anyway... my first choice of self expression is on ice, but I can't skate anymore... at least not the way I used to. My second choice of self-expression is through music. I'm tone deaf and can't even hum a tune; let alone play an instrument. So, like most things in my life... I have to settle for less... my third choice of self-expression... through writing. I've always wanted to write a book... a book that will probably never materialize... a book that started 8 years ago and never got past 5 pages. To satisfy my need to write, I started this blog, one of several attempts. So far, I've been successful in posting on a regular basis, except for the past two months... ooops... I guess I'm slipping in this area too.

Anyway... I reminisce a lot about life.

Here's the "poem".


Reminisce

A steak in the buzzing city
Just being giddy
Sleeping side by side
A 5 o'clock carriage ride
An affectionate nooky
Your demand for a cookie

These are things I miss.

Hot pot on the stove
A strode in the grove
A shower for two
Tigger costumed Pooh
My hand on your lap
Shopping at the Gap
Water boy for a day
Pride for being gay
¡Qué Lindo! said the lady
Rapping like Slim Shady

Those are times I cherish.

A moment without words
A moment listening to birds
Holding hands in the sunset
Opening of hearts when we met
Secret love sessions in school
Fondling in the pool
All those promises we shared
The lies we both beared
Workshops at The Center
Controversy as an APO member
Seeing the Material Girl
Alfredo sauce that made me hurl

Those are things I will never forget.

Unconditional love you gave me
The laughter you showed me
Paw prints on my couch
Piercing needles - Ouch!
Begging for a belly rub
Your shower in the tub
Aromatherapy on my sneaker
Watching you get weaker

I wish I could have done more.
I miss you dearly.

A walk on Wall Street
A salad for a treat
"am New York" in hand
Scanning for contraband
Renegade tears in my eye
A shadow by my side
Calling it a day
Finding my way
Conversations with God
Looking at life -- with a silent nod

My life.

-- Sparkyx 03/01/2007