Chris Farley
One of SNL’s funniest comediennes
Delighted my husband and me
We loved his line
“I live in a van down by the river”
I used it once at a family reunion
When a relative asked where I live
My mother immediately began explaining that I had a house
I said “sure, but I am putting two hours a day on my car.
I live in my car, Mom.”
“That’s not a van down by the river.”
No, but it might as well have been.
Chris Farley delighted me.
I loved his expressions.
He could make me laugh with a raised eyebrow.
Dead at the young age of 33
Killed by a speedball
Combination of morphine and cocaine
Incredibly sad
I still use his line to this day
And think of him sometimes
He was a delight.
Categories:
speedball, celebrity,
Form: Free verse
To be first, that’s the key.
I should be first, mom and
dad were first before I
was born. I enjoy firsts.
First in the door, front seat in the car,
my first kiss, my first love,
my first, and only, A in school.
But my parents didn’t care about
grades. They didn’t care about
my first car, or when I totaled
my first car. I loved getting
my first hickey, but I got grounded
for it, so I left.
I got my first apartment, let
my first girlfriend moved in,
went to my first party, had
my first speedball and then went to
my First, Last, and Only funeral,
My Own.
Categories:
speedball, death, funeral,
Form: Free verse
To Be Known
by Odin Roark
Longing to be known
Is not unlike emotions
Often fooling your security
That speedball your heart
That desperately hold on
Not unlike daydreams
That temporarily provide solace
While walking
Climbing
Flying
Not unlike hope
That never-ending relay
The teardrop perpetually in check
The opportunity just out of reach
But like facts finally accepted
Proving the sun always rises
The tide embraces its ebb
Time’s constant tick forever trusts its tock
Life provides love
Longing to be known
Truly known
If only to one
Categories:
speedball, love,
Form: Free verse