i am a buoy of flesh and bones
my soul is cast iron steel
my heart a brass bell
i float and bob atop the morass
of flailing humanity
steeped in fathoms of angst and guilt,
tried and tired from terrible currents
of an endless midnight swim
waves of time rain over my head
through the roar of crashing surf,
and rushing rising tides,
my solemn ring pierces
the misty din to alert
attentive ears
Duke Ellington:
Ring Dem Bells
Charlie Parker
Miles Davis:
Sippin At Bells
jbm
Nantucket, MA
8/90
Jun 2, 2013
Jun 2, 2013 at 10:27 PM UTC
i am a buoy of flesh and bones
my soul is cast iron steel
my heart a brass bell
i float and bob atop the morass
of flailing humanity
steeped in fathoms of angst and guilt,
tried and tired from terrible currents
of an endless midnight swim
waves of time rain over my head
through the roar of crashing surf,
and rushing rising tides,
my solemn ring pierces
the misty din to alert
attentive ears
Duke Ellington:
Ring Dem Bells
Charlie Parker
Miles Davis:
Sippin At Bells
jbm
Nantucket, MA
8/90
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