TRAPPED IN A TEASPOON
the -ing -ing of the bell
trapping him in
the continuous present
an eternal gerund
as if the moment could not be
escaped from
even the sky clouding
the trees( so to speak )
tree-ing
and he
he he he-ing
a prisoner of grammar
his face looking aback at him
from a highly ornate teaspoon
and he himself that distrotion
reality refusing
to boldly go
splitting the infinitive
the -ing -ing of the bell
a present that refused
to pass and become
the what had been
the now fearful of putting a toe
into a future it did not know
the very future that
awaited him
but could never happen
the moment
congealing
about him
trapped forever
in this forever
the spilled wine
staining both
his shirt
and time
the -ing -ing of the bell
the -ing -ing of the bell
the -ing -ing -ing of the bell
Aug 29, 2017
Aug 29, 2017 at 12:27 AM UTC
TRAPPED IN A TEASPOON
the -ing -ing of the bell
trapping him in
the continuous present
an eternal gerund
as if the moment could not be
escaped from
even the sky clouding
the trees( so to speak )
tree-ing
and he
he he he-ing
a prisoner of grammar
his face looking aback at him
from a highly ornate teaspoon
and he himself that distrotion
reality refusing
to boldly go
splitting the infinitive
the -ing -ing of the bell
a present that refused
to pass and become
the what had been
the now fearful of putting a toe
into a future it did not know
the very future that
awaited him
but could never happen
the moment
congealing
about him
trapped forever
in this forever
the spilled wine
staining both
his shirt
and time
the -ing -ing of the bell
the -ing -ing of the bell
the -ing -ing -ing of the bell
Breakdown during a funeral...
