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Collaboration Poem by Space Cadet and Darren White

Grass - Collaboration With Space Cadet

Ambiguous beds,
my drowsy youth,
like warm, Bermuda fairways
and greens.
My back on this bed,
thoughts roam,
hands gesture and write
words in the air —

A window to watch
clouds in the day,
moonlight on the grass,
stars on clear night.
Particles of sun
on moonlit nights,
synesthesia colours
each sentence.

I bite my nails.
Helps caress,
soothe my psychosis,
paranoid of whether I can replace myself again.
This poison
invades my speech and thought —
I push it away
with poetry.

After repair, we'll tear down these curtains
of oblivion, clean the bedskirt,
change our address,
move this cedar book case
to an attic of a different Victorian house.

This book goes with me,
to a freshly mowed lawn,
to read on my back,
in the moonlight,
in fragrance of grass.

***

© 2017 February 20 | Darren | Wesley
Copyright © | Year Posted 2017

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Johnson-Saunders Avatar
February 20, 2017 at 1:28 AM
I love your collaboration and how it unfolds in memories and emotive depths...well done! Hugs,Rhonda
White Avatar
February 20, 2017 at 1:58 AM
Rhonda, thank you so much :) Hugs!
Ella Avatar
February 20, 2017 at 1:27 AM
Great collaboration :) I am glad that your poetry, Darren helps bring peace and that you have great collaborators like Space Cadet to share it with. The images here are separately COOL. <3
White Avatar
February 20, 2017 at 1:58 AM
Thanks Sara, my friend <3
Rodrigues Avatar
February 19, 2017 at 11:02 PM
Wonderful collaboration!
White Avatar
February 19, 2017 at 11:33 PM
Thank you, Kim :)
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