don’t quote me back and forth
to find a way
to make it unclear
I don’t mind who makes me feel
I still smell her on you
better than you
just as bored as me
I think she wants a better way
I’m like you
your dirty wings
I promise you
it couldn’t work
it makes me smile
I’m so happy
it’s okay
I don’t care
I can’t complain
I love myself, I swear
I have been true
so grateful
so ugly
I think I should get
I want some help
in a daze, I don’t have a mind
our pretty songs
try to love
spring is here again
don’t have any feelings
it’s less dangerous
smile on
I want you taking turns in my head
get together
he’s the one
get away
here we are
rather be dead right now
“it amazes me, but I’m not sure I’m living,”
she said
when I learned to cry
in a passionate kiss
the choice is
the will of instinct
I don’t have
I want some
don’t mean
I’ll go out of my way
//ends
Following a Month of Poetry lead from yesterday, I embarked on a “found poem” or cut-up. The above words and phrases were taken from the lyrics to Nirvana’s Nevermind. From this generous source, I pulled out about 70 ‘interesting’ phrases which I then shuffled and so on, until this. In the end, as this piece emerged, I cut 124 of the original 312 words (keeping and cutting only whole phrases).
3 comments:
Oh wow, this is awesome. I must have a go at one of these.
Thanks Penni. I think you should. :)
I like this a lot. Who says there is not poetry all around us?
Claire
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