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 Nov 2011 Ellis Reyes
Isobel G
A voice that sounds of rain,
Dead harmony,
Once light and sweet,
Drunk with old sorrow
©Nicola-Isobel H.       13.11.2011
I'm sorry that I'm too nice
I'm sorry that I'm annoying
I'm sorry I don't have a "good" personality
I'm sorry I can't keep up
I'm sorry that I failed
I'm sorry that I don't have money
I'm sorry I give you headaches
I'm sorry that I don't stand up
I'm sorry I don't listen to the right music
But this is who I am.
Deal with it.
I'm not apologizing for that.
...She gazed into the pond. She was drowning.

Until she glanced at her left side, and she realized
SHE HAD GONE COMPLETELY INSANE.


What lies behind it? And what happens if I gaze upon this reflection?
I'm looking at nothing. Nothing. It's only my own reflection,
except inverted.


I must not look at it, because it is inverted.
I must not look at it.
I must not look at it.
I must not look at it.
I must not look at it.
I must not look at it.
I must not look at it.




**I WOULD RATHER GOUGE OUT MY EYES WITH MY BARE FINGERS
BEFORE LOOKING AT THAT HORRIBLE INVERTED REFLECTION
Detain my mind,
the rind my brain.
Again, again, and again.
To what do I owe,
this mindless dowry.
What harvest I've sown,
misery... in company.
I've the mind of a poet,
and the mouth of a sailor,
which completely negates
my valor.
We don't care if you went to college.
We don't care if you have a degree.
We don't care if your educated.
We don't care.

We don't care about your energy.
We don't care about the desire to move up.
We don't care about your desire to succeed.
We don't care

We only care about uneducated sheep.
 Nov 2011 Ellis Reyes
Dre G
a thirst for the divine inspiration
which is probably hidden
in this coffee bean.

structure & form are reflective of
meaning & function,
so what does that make my body?
what does that make my face?

other people's opinions are always
teasing like they were brushes
and the strands of my hair were days
but the 80s are long gone and
i've got bigger dogs to wrestle.

if you compare a strong mule to a
peeping baby bird
you've wrapped up the history of thought
in two corrosive words.

i want fervently to have hope in my species.
but i walk a path that weaves tight
between compassion & contempt.

if structure &
form are reflective
of meaning & function,
then i am trickling down
with the fresh melted snow,
pouring myself in a muddy stream
filled with silver gold spirals that span
the visible spectrum, elongating & growing forever
 Nov 2011 Ellis Reyes
Mary
Fun
 Nov 2011 Ellis Reyes
Mary
Fun
Fun you said
That’s what you called me
I was fun to you
Fun like a shiny new toy
Like the car you got for your birthday
Like the Xbox you got for Christmas
I was fun
Fun to play with
Fun to play
I didn’t want to be fun
I wanted to be held
I wanted to be told I was beautiful
I wanted to be loved
I wanted to be yours
But no, I was just fun
where words leave us sore lacking,
silent heart language perceives
     ~~~~~~~~~~
listen, now, to the murmuring,
let quiet knowing fill you
two ten word poems. lol, is that cheating?  they can stand alone, but i like them together.
i've been reading Rumi lately...
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