THE SUNDAY SOUND: A FORAY INTO POETRY.

For Brian, who deals with my sickness (in whatever form it takes)...

Moist wads of toilet paper
    litter the wood-paneled floors

can't afford Kleenex

Tiny plastic pods hastily opened
    to release the so-you-can-rest medicine

new accessories to every flat surface

Skin rubbed raw by Charmin
    burning with the slow drip of dislodged congestion

Day-time means eyes smothered by tiny shards of glass
    too proud to wear the thick plastic frames reserved for the safety of home

Pain
Ache
Fever won't break

And still, the worst of it is not being able to smell you in the morning.

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Yesterday afternoon was dedicated to a writing workshop hosted by Deja Earley Ruddick and Lisa Van Orman Hadley.

I have never really written, per se... all my projects come out of the editing process. I never start with a blank page (or blank Pro Tools session, to be more accurate). Instead, I start with a big chunk of sound and chop away at it until the beauty hidden within appears. As I said in the workshop, my only experience with writing, as it is most commonly understood, is sad adolescent attempts at writing lyrics (to make use of my singing voice and emo heart)... everything terrible and full of cliché.

At the end of the workshop, we were challenged to write a poem. To not worry about it being terrible or full of cliché. To just write. And then share this initial attempt with everyone present, of course. I ended up with what you see above, with a couple edits (one suggested by Deja; thank you, ma'am).

THE SUNDAY SOUND: February 3, My first foray into poetry: the audible version.
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