Almost there. Time to start thinking about tomorrow's poem. It's one of those things that I would love to be important to all who read it, and I have a sort of vision for it, but whenever I try and figure out the particulars of the vision, it disappears. So, while I know what I want to write tomorrow, I have no idea what I'm going to write. I hope they're one and the same...but don't put your money on it!
TOnight, I was watching a wonderful little film - one that I find a nice message in. It's cute, but it got very little playing time in the theatres a few years ago. It's called Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium, and it's adorable. It's nothing special, nothing grand - just your average little magical toy store. It reminded me that it's important to remember a few things:
1) You have to BE magic to SEE magic.
2) You have to believe in things like magic,
3) in some ways, it's ok to never ever grow up.
Unstoppable
When the lights go down, and the music fades,
after the ball gown and tuxedo are put away,
and the guests leave, and the band is paid,
and you finally get home,
there is still a choice to be made.
It has nothing to do with money,
children, too, are not a part,
it's nothing that can be decided alone,
it's like a vow you took in front of everyone,
but somehow means more in the night-quiet of home.
It's taking your bride in your arms,
looking longingly into one another's eyes,
and vowing that, no matter the task, no matter the position,
you will be, together, unstoppable.
Thanks for reading.
The Fat Kid
1 comment:
I have yet to see the movie you speak of. Did you notice the music for better or worse? I also like the three points you took away from it. Very nice.
Now on to the poem. I really liked this! It feels like it belongs with itself, if that makes any sense. Reading, it has a wonderful flow and sense, hinting at rhyme without being beholden to it. It is very speakable without being too talkative, and even from the beginning, when the ending is not clear, already the lines have an intimate feel, a pulse of inward working through outward expression. This feels, from this reader's perspective, like a much more successful love song than one or two of your earlier tries at it. Nice job!
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