Saturday 2 March 2019

The Sunday Poet

When the weight of the world is fleetingly off my shoulder,
I let ink drip from my head onto paper.

The Pernicious Poet mocks me about words lost.
I do not chose to write on Mondays,
About love lost and hearts tossed,
I write on borrowed time on Sundays.

He asks me, “ Will you fly on artistic ventures?”
“ Or will we be another autistic dementor?”

He tells me I will be another brick in the wall,
Because no belle dame sans merci has me in thrall!

He dreams of Ozymandias in daffodils,
And I cannot sleep thinking of the bills.

He tells me the sky is but a landfill,
And I’m just busy working my power drill.

He tells me I will always have a writer’s block,
You can only write on blackboards with white chalk.

He tells me to to live everyday as my last,
I say, If today were the last, I’m at peace with the past.

He tells me to pull the trigger, drop the blade, seize the day!
And I pick the pen-today I write, it is a Sunday.

The Pernicious Poet tells me Poetry only comes from Poverty,
I tell him that is exactly why I write on Sundays strictly.

Pensively the Pernicious Poet provokes
“Do you want to write? Or do you want to be happy?”
I do not mean it to be snarky,
I chose to write on Sundays so on other days,
I can be happy.

When the weight of the world is fleetingly off my shoulder,
I let ink drip from my head onto paper.

9 comments:

  1. My goodness this is good!❤️ There is so much emotion in "I let ink drip from my head onto paper," after a certain amount of time words become a necessity ... a means of shedding load and burden off from our shoulders. Beautifully rendered, Suyash!❤️

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  2. This is such an interesting take on what it means to write — it's often cited that there is this struggle between art and living as if both can not be done simultaneously. At least there is some time, even if it's once a week, when the weight is lifted and the poet can write. Well penned. :-)

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  3. I love this......the ink dripping from head to paper......the Pernicious Poet......and only writing on Sunday, so as to be happy on other days. This made me smile.

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  4. Sunday is your precious day.I am pleased you have chosen it to write your poems.

    He dreams of Ozymandias in daffodils
    And i cannot sleep thinking of the bills

    Great lines and ones I can relate to.Enjoyed your poem.

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  5. Oh, that ink drip can make some dark days. Sunday sounds like it works perfectly for your pen.

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  6. I really love this... and though I write on most days I see what you mean... a day for your writing is great.

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  7. "Ozymandias in daffodils" …. never on Sunday

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  8. Nice point about writing on Sundays so on other days you can be happy. I liked the sound in these lines: "He dreams of Ozymandias in daffodils,
    And I cannot sleep thinking of the bills."

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