I
Breathe
for the first time
my heart races
perfume is in the vapid air
cool winds blow out of
shimmering heat
soft sand swirls around my feet
a hint of wine–of a feast–on the breeze
a hint of sunshine and green-growing rain
a hint of more than desert and pain
a hint of life as the dead live again
call me crazy
call me drunk
call me sunstrok’d
call me what you want
but
if this is madness then
I take insanity
if this is inebriation then
let me drink everything
if this is a heat-dream then
may it never cease
if this is madness then
I cast my lot with the dream
Submitted: April 21, 2013
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Comments
yum. grab with both hands, as every word i'm hearing says that you are. liked it a lot. like your pacing and word choice. love the tension and excitement. well done bobocito!
Mon, April 22nd, 2013 5:15pmReally tensing,intersting and most importantly True,
I love the way you mixed the emotions inside this poem!!
great job!
Keep me updated if your writing anything new poetry!!
I love the passion. Yes, let us trade sanity to accomplish our dreams and become ourselves.
Sun, April 28th, 2013 4:38pminteresting read
Mon, April 29th, 2013 3:50pmBwahahaha! and you think I'M cute? :P Really love the descriptions here (though I always do with your writing) and the symbolism seems clearer to me than in most of your poetry (though such is the nature of the topic :P) Anyways, love it! Keep it up :)
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Wow!!! Can I just say that I purely love this. It's creative, well written, and perfection.
Sun, April 21st, 2013 1:47amAuthor
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Thanks :)
Sat, April 20th, 2013 7:25pm