break the mold that's
grown around your
forgotten desires open
the windows and let the
air circulate around your
spirit so you can hold
your heart in your
hands until its wings
unfurl break the slumber
that's become your
mind's thoughts the
numbing drumming of
doubts that have formed
the backbeat of your
life write a new
soundtrack and
storyboard your dreams
casting yourself to the
winds as star
It's a free pass today at Poetry Thursday.
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If you were to make a film of your life, who would you want to star as YOU? My first choices? Probably Carrie-Ann Moss or Catherine Keener.
wow....now that is a wake up call!
beautiful!
hmm...reading tea leaves? how is that done. i am intrigued.
Posted by: kelly | December 21, 2006 at 06:06 AM
May i use that poem in an email to a friend? That spoke deeply to me...very much so.
Thank you!
Posted by: laura | December 21, 2006 at 09:57 AM
"Open the windows and let the
air circulate around your
spirit" I love that phrase. I may post you poem up on my wall later today... it feels like a breath of fresh air. :o)
If I were to make a film about my life, I would like to star as myself of course!!! But if I couldn't... I'd probably pic Julia Roberts or Angelina Joli. They both have that "tough but fragile" thing going on, and I love that,
Posted by: Jana | December 21, 2006 at 11:36 AM
Mmmmmm, very nice.
My movie---I'd like to be played by Matthew Broderick. And Nathan Lane---at the same time. :-)
Posted by: Will | December 21, 2006 at 12:23 PM
I'm printing this out and putting it in the notebook I always carry with me.
Posted by: Irene | December 21, 2006 at 02:00 PM
..."doubts that have formed
the backbeat of your
life"
nicely put.
my actor? drew barrymore. absolutely.
happy solstice dear lady. xo
Posted by: kathleen | December 21, 2006 at 05:28 PM
I love the intention of this poem. And the sounds of it. I also appreciate the unusual line breaks used to create great lines like: "forgotten desires open" which create a meaning completely separate from the syntax of the more explicit "sentences." Thanks for sharing this one.
Posted by: Jon | December 22, 2006 at 08:43 AM
In the movie of my life (a cheesy movie-of-the-week), I would want Jill Scott to play me.
Posted by: Dani | December 23, 2006 at 04:02 PM
this is fantastic. look at you writing more and more poetry. i am filled up by these words tonight. (thank you)
Posted by: liz elayne | December 26, 2006 at 11:54 PM