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Write the Right Thing

June 13, 2013
By ClosetPoe BRONZE, Clinton, Connecticut
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ClosetPoe BRONZE, Clinton, Connecticut
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The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing but burn, burn, burn like fabulous roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars and in the middle you see the blue centerlight pop and everybody goes &#039;Awww!&quot;<br /> &mdash; Jack Kerouac

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I want to be able to write love poems.
Even though love poems say absolutely
Nothing.
The only thing worse is a poem
steeped in longing.

The man writing a longing poem
is the only true kind of failure.

He scribbles “enlightened”
play-dough clichés in a scattered apartment
Vomits syllables across a frigid page
and convinces himself that he is too evolved
to breathe clean air
or seize real affection

I want, desperately,
to scream
“Look!
at your hollow existence
and collect what you can of a real artistic voice
Realize that it is absurd


Self-entitled
Bulls***
To feel noble about
writing curses to your solitude
behind a locked door.”

Never mind, I want to write

Love poems.

© Steve S., Marblehead, MA

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ClosetPoe BRONZE said...
on Jun. 17 2013 at 7:27 pm
ClosetPoe BRONZE, Clinton, Connecticut
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Favorite Quote:
The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing but burn, burn, burn like fabulous roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars and in the middle you see the blue centerlight pop and everybody goes &#039;Awww!&quot;<br /> &mdash; Jack Kerouac

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Thank you so much for taking the time to read my work.
Mckay ELITE said...
on Jun. 17 2013 at 5:20 pm
Mckay ELITE, Somewhere, Virginia
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&quot;The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do.&quot;<br /> &mdash;Apple&rsquo;s &ldquo;Think Different&rdquo; commercial, 1997<br /> &ldquo;Crazy people are considered mad by the rest of the society only because their intelligence isn&#039;t understood.&rdquo; <br /> ― Weihui Zhou

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I know the feeling of trying to capture the longing or love you feel; but it's not possible always. I like your style. You're really good at writing.