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Instead of heaven
Instead of Heaven
by Ilan
The loneliness of
a birdcall from a birdcage
over the top of my head,
Neanderthal I feel,
White picket fences not
Tears wetting a bit
Breath panting a little more
Where are all the good poets
Screaming from rooftops
Where are you?
Until I fall
Instead of heaven,
Hell
Surrounded by poppy leaves
Embracing heaven
Except once again
it's Hell
He'll know my call
From one Neanderthal to another
Across the lonely suburban picket fences
The perfect windy driveways
I wonder if he gets lonely too
Walking down these slippery slopes
It's 4am and very quiet
The only thing between my good self and God,
The damn tinnitus
Surrounded by Dorothy Porters' Love Poems,
The crumpled doona of single
And the longing for you.
6am, still waiting
Copyright Ilan Cohen 2010
by Ilan
The loneliness of
a birdcall from a birdcage
over the top of my head,
Neanderthal I feel,
White picket fences not
Tears wetting a bit
Breath panting a little more
Where are all the good poets
Screaming from rooftops
Where are you?
Until I fall
Instead of heaven,
Hell
Surrounded by poppy leaves
Embracing heaven
Except once again
it's Hell
He'll know my call
From one Neanderthal to another
Across the lonely suburban picket fences
The perfect windy driveways
I wonder if he gets lonely too
Walking down these slippery slopes
It's 4am and very quiet
The only thing between my good self and God,
The damn tinnitus
Surrounded by Dorothy Porters' Love Poems,
The crumpled doona of single
And the longing for you.
6am, still waiting
Copyright Ilan Cohen 2010
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Permalink Reply by Rebecca Hynek on
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i really like what this says about the poets. i think they are absolutely everywhere, absolutely atomised.
its a shame. because poetry for the most part is unable to provide any financial stability and is completely undervalued (like most art, it is not a profit making enterprise) people go and write as individuals stuck away after work or on the weekends or whatever. id love to have more opportunity to share writings and meet poets!
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