Thursday, June 15, 2006

this was written in 04, changed a bit.

thup

straight lipped
thin arms cross breasts
pressed flat by middle age
i'm remembering
again

the film clips of my past
thup thup from reel to reel
turning inside of me

1972, the 6 o'clock news
too damn tired to get up
even tho i really want
to change the channel
so swollen with you
i can't see my feet


same old/same old on the screen
thup thup thup
green jungle grasses flattened by
the helicopters. green fatigues
camo hiding most of the gore
grey faced boys on stretchers
thup thup thup

you kicking inside me
thup thup thup
brings a silent prayer
please,GOD, a girl please

i'm remembering, straight lipped
a girl with brown hair
brown fatigues
brown sand on the television screen
thup thup thup
a girl
she was a girl, thup thup...


2 comments:

QUASAR9 said...

Did you see your daughter and grandaughter are staying near you?

PS - hard to imagine life without remote controls, but there it was in 1972. Have a nice day!

Sherry Pasquarello said...

yes, they do. about a 5 or 6 minute drive. i was over there yesterday waiting for a repairman because my daughter and son-inlaw were working. i'm fortunate that i see them a lot.

yes, no remotes, no cable tv, no CD'S or dvd's!