The Poet's Struggle

[Snube11]

What do you do
When the words don’t come
When the feelings run
But the language is none

What do you say
When the heart is mixed
When the expression is clear
But the letters seem fixed

What do you write
When you’re not sure what to say
When you struggle through prose
But can’t offer something to stay

What do we read
When we probe another’s mind
When we look inside
But can’t seem to find
?

June 14, 2004

 

[minsue]

I scream

 

[JCSTREET]

Masturbate?

it's a form of post-triste coitus

 

[annaswirls]

masturbate and then scream?

or just take what you have and cut like every 4th or 5th word out, and you might get an idea (please forgive me for cutting your poem, which poses good questions) I am delerious in my lack of sleep or recent scream

okay- I only added punctuation and took out words on instinct, I hope you dont mind, I do not think I made a better poem, just showed you an exercize I love-- I have done this with my own work, just write it all out willy nilly and then cut it apart. It is fun! Thanks!



What do you do?
words don’t come,
feelings run,
language, none

say
the heart is mixed,
expression clear
letters, fixed

write!
say!
struggle!
prose?
something !!

read
another’s mind
look inside,
and find

words,
feelings run
the language

heart is mixed
expression, clear
(but fixed)

what do you do

What do you do
When the words don’t come
When the feelings run
But the language is none

What do you say
When the heart is mixed
When the expression is clear
But the letters seem fixed

What do you write
When you’re not sure what to say
When you struggle through prose
But can’t offer something to stay

What do we read
When we probe another’s mind
When we look inside
But can’t seem to find
?

June 14, 2004