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drunken ship reversal
+ in the tight-lipped calendar of passing
twenty-something nothings
three possibly maybe’s
one definitely no-no
one absolutely impossible
all waving and cheering
and tight-lipped me,
tightly held to the railing
on an old ocean-liner
headed for disaster.
+en los labios apretados de un calendario de paso
veintitantas nadas
tres posibles quizás
un no definitivo
un imposible absoluto
todos saludan y gritan
y yo de labios apretados
apretando fuerte la barandilla
sobre un viejo transatlántico
en curso de desastre.
todos saludan y agitan
sus pañuelos negros
y yo ordeno el primero
de mis muchos últimos tragos
(éste no es mi viaje inaugural
y sé que antes de llegar el día
los papeles serán revertidos
y el barco ebrio vomitará su carga
y me hallaré de regreso
de cara a la barra
treintaiún vasos rebosantes de agua fría
alineados frente a mí).+
+ in the tight-lipped calendar of passing
twenty-something nothings
three possibly maybe’s
one definitely no-no
one absolutely impossible
all waving and cheering
and tight-lipped me,
tightly held to the railing
on an old ocean-liner
headed for disaster.
all cheering and waving
black handkerchiefs
i’m ordering the first
of my many last drinks
(this is not my maiden voyage
and i know that before dawn comes
the roles will be reversed
and this drunken ship will vomit its load
and i will find myself back
facing the bar
thirty-one glasses with cold water to the brim
aligned in front of me).+
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reversión del barco ebrio
+en los labios apretados de un calendario de paso
veintitantas nadas
tres posibles quizás
un no definitivo
un imposible absoluto
todos saludan y gritan
y yo de labios apretados
apretando fuerte la barandilla
sobre un viejo transatlántico
en curso de desastre.
todos saludan y agitan
sus pañuelos negros
y yo ordeno el primero
de mis muchos últimos tragos
(éste no es mi viaje inaugural
y sé que antes de llegar el día
los papeles serán revertidos
y el barco ebrio vomitará su carga
y me hallaré de regreso
de cara a la barra
treintaiún vasos rebosantes de agua fría
alineados frente a mí).+
+march 20th, 2004.+
© 2004 - 2024 astigmatic
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twenty-something nothings
three possibly maybe’s
one definitely no-no
one absolutely impossible
-that was some sexy number usage. I havn't seen any that good since ` MattSpire (formerly dspayre) did it - I forget teh poem.
all waving and cheering
all cheering and waving
-such reluctant and subtle patterning, noticeable only subconsciously at first and partially ignored due to the belief that the consistency is 'just the rhythm.' you enjoy tricking you audience as well, eh?
three possibly maybe’s
one definitely no-no
one absolutely impossible
-that was some sexy number usage. I havn't seen any that good since ` MattSpire (formerly dspayre) did it - I forget teh poem.
all waving and cheering
all cheering and waving
-such reluctant and subtle patterning, noticeable only subconsciously at first and partially ignored due to the belief that the consistency is 'just the rhythm.' you enjoy tricking you audience as well, eh?