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of crows and carcasses. an awkward soul trying to make sense of the world, trying not to drown in the abyss of living.
~~ beauty is embarrassing ~~
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Just a gay with a lot of feelings; I think I'm a better writer than I actually am.
Poems
Elissaveta De'aviki Jan 2020
Ha la Didlay da
Elissaveta De'aviki
Jan 2020
Winter wren, silver swallow,
Can you keep a secret?
Little bluejay, tiny finch,
Shhh,
Songbird.
Shhh.
Can I trust you, little songbird, little songbird?
Can I trust you,
little Wren?
Will you wrap my secrets in your morning songs?
Slip them into silent calls?
Can you quiet my cries,
Little songbird?
Or sing louder with your lies?
Shhh,
Songbird.
Shhh.
I am f a l l i n g apart, no one cares,
Will you give me your wings when I'm falling in the air?
Please,
Songbird,
Will you sing?
When I'm cold as winter,
And still as stone,
Will you fill my pillow full of flowers, and feed me seeds and berry?
Will you burn your nest to keep me warm,
And fill me up with sherry?
Can I trust you little songbird?
Can I trust you little Wren?
Help.
I'm lost in my own head.
Ha La, did and da,
Shhh.
Songbird,
Shhh.
Hmm. La. Listen hard.
Shhh.
Songbird,
Shhh.
Hmm. La. Didlay da,
Shhh,
Shhh,
Shhh.
Can you keep a secret?
La, la, did and da,
Oh, songbird,
Won't you sing?
Can you keep a secret?
Little bluejay, tiny finch,
Shhh,
Songbird.
Shhh.
Can I trust you, little songbird, little songbird?
Can I trust you,
little Wren?
Will you wrap my secrets in your morning songs?
Slip them into silent calls?
Can you quiet my cries,
Little songbird?
Or sing louder with your lies?
Shhh,
Songbird.
Shhh.
I am f a l l i n g apart, no one cares,
Will you give me your wings when I'm falling in the air?
Please,
Songbird,
Will you sing?
When I'm cold as winter,
And still as stone,
Will you fill my pillow full of flowers, and feed me seeds and berry?
Will you burn your nest to keep me warm,
And fill me up with sherry?
Can I trust you little songbird?
Can I trust you little Wren?
Help.
I'm lost in my own head.
Ha La, did and da,
Shhh.
Songbird,
Shhh.
Hmm. La. Listen hard.
Shhh.
Songbird,
Shhh.
Hmm. La. Didlay da,
Shhh,
Shhh,
Shhh.
Can you keep a secret?
La, la, did and da,
Oh, songbird,
Won't you sing?
Raj Arumugam Dec 2011
2-body talk
Raj Arumugam
Dec 2011
1
zzzzz.....zzzzz...shhh.....zzzzz.
shhh....be quiet!.....zzzzz....
it’s the quiet of night
and everyone’s asleep...
so be quiet....zzzzzzzzzzz...
he-body is in bed
and see, beside is she-body
and both owners are fast asleep
but bodies speak even in sleep
shhh....be quiet!.....zzzzz....
zzzzz.....zzzzz...shhh.....zzzzz.
2
one turns in sleep
click! the neck says
ssssuuu!
a big toe scratches the mattress
silence
hmmm...mmmm...hmmmm...
that’s the in-breath, out-breath
as the bodies communicate
growl! it’s an empty tummy
and tchk! says the tongue
as it feels thirsty;
swwwwwirl!
says the blanket
as she-body pulls more of it
3
zzzzz.....zzzzz...shhh.....zzzzz.
shhh....be quiet!.....zzzzz....
it’s the quiet of night
and everyone’s asleep...
so be quiet....zzzzzzzzzzz...
rrrr....rrrrr.....rrrrrr...
that’s he-body snoring
rrrr...rrrr....rrrr...rrrrrrrr...
yes, he snores like a saw
ttttttttttt! yes, she-body kicks
bp!bp!bp!bp!
he-body ***** his thumb
zap!
a noise travels
from lung to gut
hmmmm....hmmmmmm....hmmmm...
there is heavy-breathing
the nose is blocked
4
zzzzz.....zzzzz...shhh.....zzzzz.
shhh....be quiet!.....zzzzz....
it’s the quiet of night
and everyone’s alseep...
and bodies talk....listen
prrrrtttt!
yes, that’s he-body
everybody knows this rude sound
Plattt!
yes, that’s she-body
with an instinctive kick
Baam!
that’s he-body
as it hits the floor
rrrrrr......rrrrrr....rrrrrr.....rrrrrr....
prrrrrrrrrrrrrrrtttttt!
that’s he-body again, I’m afraid,
blissfully unaware
and asleep like a baby on the floor
Hmmmmm.....
that’s she-body dreaming of Prince Charming
who never showed up
zzzzz.....zzzzz...shhh.....zzzzz.
shhh....be quiet!.....zzzzz....
it’s the quiet of night
and everyone’s asleep...
so be quiet....zzzzzzzzzzz...
zzzzz.....zzzzz...shhh.....zzzzz.
shhh....be quiet!.....zzzzz....
it’s the quiet of night
and everyone’s asleep...
so be quiet....zzzzzzzzzzz...
he-body is in bed
and see, beside is she-body
and both owners are fast asleep
but bodies speak even in sleep
shhh....be quiet!.....zzzzz....
zzzzz.....zzzzz...shhh.....zzzzz.
2
one turns in sleep
click! the neck says
ssssuuu!
a big toe scratches the mattress
silence
hmmm...mmmm...hmmmm...
that’s the in-breath, out-breath
as the bodies communicate
growl! it’s an empty tummy
and tchk! says the tongue
as it feels thirsty;
swwwwwirl!
says the blanket
as she-body pulls more of it
3
zzzzz.....zzzzz...shhh.....zzzzz.
shhh....be quiet!.....zzzzz....
it’s the quiet of night
and everyone’s asleep...
so be quiet....zzzzzzzzzzz...
rrrr....rrrrr.....rrrrrr...
that’s he-body snoring
rrrr...rrrr....rrrr...rrrrrrrr...
yes, he snores like a saw
ttttttttttt! yes, she-body kicks
bp!bp!bp!bp!
he-body ***** his thumb
zap!
a noise travels
from lung to gut
hmmmm....hmmmmmm....hmmmm...
there is heavy-breathing
the nose is blocked
4
zzzzz.....zzzzz...shhh.....zzzzz.
shhh....be quiet!.....zzzzz....
it’s the quiet of night
and everyone’s alseep...
and bodies talk....listen
prrrrtttt!
yes, that’s he-body
everybody knows this rude sound
Plattt!
yes, that’s she-body
with an instinctive kick
Baam!
that’s he-body
as it hits the floor
rrrrrr......rrrrrr....rrrrrr.....rrrrrr....
prrrrrrrrrrrrrrrtttttt!
that’s he-body again, I’m afraid,
blissfully unaware
and asleep like a baby on the floor
Hmmmmm.....
that’s she-body dreaming of Prince Charming
who never showed up
zzzzz.....zzzzz...shhh.....zzzzz.
shhh....be quiet!.....zzzzz....
it’s the quiet of night
and everyone’s asleep...
so be quiet....zzzzzzzzzzz...