A Poem to King Edward II of California

guest · Post by **guest** » Fri Mar 11, 2005 10:28 am

I know now that my best friend was imaginary
Because I never could take pictures of you.
They always ended up a close-up
Blur of colors, some fleeting second of once
Believed truth, racing too fast for the camera
To capture and prove and own.
I think I love a ghost.
One day when I am dead
Like you I will be extremely expensive & hard to come by.
Quickly now
I run myself headfirst into the ground to join you.
You were the wave that drowned me naked.
You washed over me and I embraced it.
A Christ shroud to cover me when
I am cold marble
& jaded.

& remember everyone, you can always beat a dead horse because the animal is dead and of course you've won the game.

guest · Post by **guest** » Fri Mar 11, 2005 10:32 am

and also remember, Gifted Disabilities is coming to a city near you: vegas, frisco, orleans, nyc, denver, chi-town,etc etc so buy it

sara · Post by **sara** » Fri Mar 11, 2005 10:10 pm

"I think I love a ghost"

there is just so much truth in that -- and the idea of pictures, and imaginary friends

I really don't think you can hold on to anyone; maybe that's why photos are so popular, you know, actually being able to keep someone in your hands forever.

It's a great poem. It made me think a lot. Thanks

Post by **mccutcheon** » Sat Mar 12, 2005 12:26 am

or in the pax acidus case, on your web site.

ted · Post by **ted** » Sat Mar 12, 2005 3:50 am

yes coming to the site to advertise is bad...but what is this book you speak of? if it's coming to me in orleans i'm intrigued

guest · Post by **guest** » Sat Mar 12, 2005 4:52 am

i'll say what i liked, that poem "Look away". i sort of didn't like the very end just because the list got kind of long, but otherwise i thought it was really good. i'm not great with literary analysis but some elements of it, to me, had an almost Rimbaud-like quality. i liked the poem alot.