Tuesday, July 26, 2011

INTERVENTION


I am an heir to a jagged edged apprehension:
no one and no thing will claim me
and,
by claiming,
teach me to claim myself.

As I race toward the grave
mainlining self-doubt,
snorting regret,
confusing mere stimulation for feeling and
pulse for life;

My repreve comes in
the echo of a soul writ large,
a voice laced with crystal sugar and
dichotomy;
singing of joyful misery without the
oft obligatory shame.

It is a voice that
repeats a vow I had only heard before
in dreams;
a promise
to cry my tears when I can't.

*Written in tribute to Amy Winehouse.  I wanted to express what her music has meant to me. Artists have the power to transform the consciousness of others, but they can pay a heavy price for that power.  I hope that Amy has the peace in death that she could not find in life.

-For OpenLinkNight at http://dversepoets.com/

10 comments:

  1. Great tribute in verse, really brought through your feeling toward her work.

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  2. to cry my tears when i can't yes this is a fine tribute to a creative soul taken too soon...

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  3. oh this made me sad... this is a lovely, strong tribute. I miss amy... she's one of my fav singers ever..

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  4. Good point, how she sang her truth without the 'obligatory shame'!

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  5. race toward the grave the grave was cool. does it mean you are living a wild life, close to death? does it mean as you get older, it seems like you are racing to death. could mean so many things.

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  6. ..sadly lines.. and you did give justice with that tribute.. she would love it, i know...(:

    Thanks for the poem.

    ~Kelvin S. M.

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  7. This is a touching tribute, I feel you captured her torment so well here. Enjoyed this write ~ Rose

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  8. A wonderful tribute to an amazing talent

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