[poem] fragments of the mind
for: jozsef
from: jm
(inspired by sasha.)
this is story number one;
first warning sign flashing in yellow itching your eyes
“beware: do not look for meaning
there is no meaning in this story”
and you understand it as
there is no point in doing anything
but that is the point of everything
the setting is a place on earth, modern city, antiquated query
you were on the playground of the kindergarten
and all the kids want the toys in your hands
the setting is a late afternoon yard, green grass, dismissed class
you were hiding behind an empty storage, head full of horrid
and your mother was calling you home
the setting is a house in the old wood, new land
you were a 14 years old in your room eating blue paints
and your dreams collapsed under your father’s strain
the setting is a long winter of your youth, sitting in an old photo booth
you were in your roaring 20s, everything is love
and you wondered why a simple glance can make your heart flushes
the setting is a cold floor somewhere, water everywhere, heart nowhere
you got older in the city where the sun don’t set
and if you had learned something
learn that you were born because no one is leaving
the setting is a library full of unanswered questions, your penchants
you were inflorescence, you were quintessence
how come something as beautiful as this world can be built on so much suffering?
the setting is an eternal flight, crowded passengers, empty waiting room
you were ageless now, you were like an ampersand
waiting for something to cross and crush and crumble and
something ends in the middle of a sentence
and
the setting is the endless hallway in the back of your mind,
blue as the life you flew, grey as the moments you left behind
forever summer in your mind
two moons in the sky
two suns in your eyes
you swallow a thunderstorm thinking that the only certain thing in this world
is the utter lack of conclusion
A/N: Bài thơ này mình viết sau khi chú mentor ở công ty mới rủ mình hợp tác với chú ấy. Chú ấy gửi cho mình một bản nhạc mà chú ấy soạn và muốn mình viết thơ dựa trên bản nhạc đó, ý tưởng là sau này tìm người đọc thơ và chú ấy sẽ tiếp tục soạn nhạc và hoàn thiện nó để làm background cho bài thơ của mình. Và đây là thứ mình đã gửi chú ấy ngày hôm nay.
Cảm ơn bạn Đậu Hủ vì đã nhận xét và beta cho mình nhá. Yêu yêu.
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