5. South by Southwest

Hello again!

This poem is a different style than I normally write, so I'm not sure how I feel about it. When I googled South By Southwest I learned it was a music festival in Austin, so I intended to try and write about something like that.

But the first thing I thought of when I heard this title was the desert, and before I knew it this poem came out. I really like it, even though I strayed from my usual style. I hope you enjoy it, as well.

Just For One Night

7/16/11

Just for one night,

Let me fall asleep

To the gentle rhythm

Of desert rain.

To the hiss of liquid

Greeting the earth

Which has missed it so long.

Let my eyes close around

The night kissing the sun

Goodbye.

Let my skin crack in the sun,

Like a snake, as I drink life from its

Solar light.

Let my breath become ragged,

As the dust steals the air

From my lungs.

Let my memories puddle

Like an oasis hidden

By empty mirages.

Just for one night,

Let my tears dry

My heart fall

My body break

And my bones disintegrate,

Until I become one

With the sand.

4. Tenuous

I have not forgotten you! I have been away at Boy Scout camp since the beginning of June, and I have been working on these poems in my sparse spare time. 

Now, onto Tenuous. This theme came at a perfect time because I feel rather Tenuous. I had intended to write a fourth stanza, but one month later and I still can't find the words, so I guess this poem just doesn't want to budge anymore. Its rather dreary, but I was in a bit of a dreary mood when it was written.

Anyway, I hope you enjoy!

Tenuous

 7/7/11

Like lead that seeps into my mind,

And weighs my body down.

Dragging my breath away from me

And carving away my crown.

I let my strength evaporate,

While crawling with my shame.

I cannot stand to reason here

Against my holy name.

And my bones will turn to brittle

As I think myself away.

While uselessly I rationalize

My excuses to decay.