Another something sort of old

Discussion in 'Poetry' started by MidtownMind, Jan 6, 2008.

  1. MidtownMind

    MidtownMind Hip Forums Supporter Lifetime Supporter

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    This is something I wrote in the middle of a considerable fixation I was having about Nikki Giovanni. I think there was more to it, at one point in time, but...anyway...




    I've been lying here
    looking at my feeble body in the mirror
    noticing the dirt under my fingernails,
    the visibility of my ribs, rising
    above my sunken stomach-
    In short, I am dealing with some of my imperfections,
    at this particular moment.

    Yes, I am imperfect- but I love you
    Not that I would like to have you in my bed,
    although I have imagined us
    taking our clothes off
    for the revolution
    that you spoke of so eloquently
    before I was born.
    (Besides, I'm a white man,
    which means that you will take my sentiments
    with a dose of your own ingrained precaution
    regardless).

    I love you in the same way that
    we both love this craft
    which has saved us
    on so many nights
    alone.
     
  2. dreamingofTheo

    dreamingofTheo Member

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    ugh!! You are getting so deep, for me right now, but at the same time, in a weird way --I am really, kinda liking it.
     
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