OK, so I'll officially have completed two weeks of the Poetry Project when this update is finished. Tomorrow will be the midway point, as well as my mother's birthday - so if you read this and you know how to get in touch with her, feel free to bombard her inbox with well-wishes! Oh, and tell her I said it was ok! Love you, Mom!!!
But more to the point - the local bike racing season has begun, and as I was watching the races last night, I began writing. Coach Suzanne asked if I was writing poetry (I was, go fig) and asked to read what I had down. When I didn;t post it later, she asked that it get posted today. So, Suzanne...thanks for reading along, showing some interest, and encouragement. This one's for you.
And, for those of you who might be looking for some athletic coaching, check out www.steelcityendurance.com, Suzanne runs the show there, and I can tell you from personal experience that you will not only find a path to better performance, but you will find many friends as well.
Gods Among Men
A strange religion,
devotees of metallic gears and chains,
always striving to be less, weigh less, minimize, reduce.
Less, less less.
All to become greater than you used to be.
The less you are, the greater your potential, the higher the output, the more Glory.
You become a god for your sacrifice.
Your obsession, your pain, the self-inflicted torture,
a masochistic ballet of numbers, data, hours, and untold dreams.
All for a brif moment that is yours to savor.
A victory.
Thanks for reading.
The Fat Kid
2 comments:
No wonder Suzanne wanted you to post this - it's a biking poem!!! Seriously though, this reads as nice, simple and straightforward. This might be a good point, being halfway into your experiment, to bring up the experience of the reader. These blog posts of poems give me a great ability to get used to you as a poet, a writer. By reading every day, I can begin to see certain patterns, certain tendencies in your poetry, how you approach things as a poet, your style. This is doubly fascinating because as I get to know certain habits you have, it's fun to see you deviate from them, to see what's in your comfort zone and what's a big reach. And there's still a lot to learn, obviously, but it's fun to be in essence given a learning/growing experience right along with, even if it's on the other side of the mirror. Keep at it.
thanks! And no worries about leaving comments here rather than facebook. I appreciate them. I wouldn't mind others pitching in their two cents, if they'd like (not so subtle hint to the rest of you)
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