tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44833891756436995552024-03-13T12:37:58.082-07:00.wearing lace while watching moths.kittyplumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00190479173583497348noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4483389175643699555.post-59630835518927229382010-03-11T12:44:00.001-08:002010-03-12T15:36:49.391-08:00soon to come......should I post the article I wrote about "remembering howard zinn"?<br /><br />i went to a city arts and lectures presentation in san francisco on monday and had this life altering experience as i listened to the likes of patti smith, alice walker, and daniel ellsberg talk (in one way or another) about their late friend. it's kind of long. actually, it's really long, but isn't this blog-thingy supposed to be a place for me to publish my writing online?<br /><br />oh technology. you're so strange and new to me. whatever. we'll figure it out together.<br /><br />.love.kittyplumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00190479173583497348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4483389175643699555.post-35460545571814237892010-03-11T12:41:00.000-08:002010-03-12T11:34:15.602-08:00poem about slimy things and sad but inspiring momentsA guitar held between his softly<br />Swiftly strumming fingertips<br />The roman candle sings his songs<br />Thick hearted I shy away from his words<br />I can’t claim ownership of that sadness<br />Find a way to play the perfect cords<br />I choke out the lyrics<br />Of someone more capable then I<br />At winding melodies<br />Enfolding whispers<br />But despite my tiny<br />effortless self-pity<br />I feel like a sister<br />Like someone who also<br />Searched through apples and batteries<br />To reach a pen that<br />Might explain how we both felt<br />Alienated and alone beneath stained sheets<br />And clouded in such pathetic<br />Sorrow<br />In beer<br />In pot<br />In drugs and in moments that were meant to represent<br />Everything we wanted to be<br />But we couldn’t be<br />Because we were stuck<br />Trapped in the front yard,<br />Underneath the bushes and rendered useless by the rare heat<br />That threatened this vision we had of ourselves<br />That united us<br />We were slugs<br />Filthy, hot, and salt crazed slugs<br />That fed off the pain of others<br />And used it to validate our sins<br />I cry because I can’t stand the heat<br />Because my own fears<br />Cannot touch the pain and the beauty<br />Of your guitar<br />Of your addiction<br />Of your city and your<br />Crimes<br />Smith they call you<br />Figure 8 they crave you<br />I sing your songs<br />But I am lost to<br />Understand them<br />I soak up the thick, slimy, drops of rain<br />Covering my shoulders<br />And it doesn’t matter<br />Because dancing in my room<br />The sting of new-formed calluses on my fingers<br />You are here with me<br />And we are alone<br />Not only suffering the cry of substance<br />But enduring the effects of love as well.kittyplumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00190479173583497348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4483389175643699555.post-45870835888834443512010-02-24T18:05:00.000-08:002010-03-12T15:35:57.201-08:00curiousbeing as i am not the most tech savvy person, i am naturally curious about online networky things. though i'm not especially interested in twitter, blogs seem like a great way to keep up with friends by reading their poetry, daily journals and whatever else they might post. i suppose they kind of remind me of on-line zines or something.<br /><br />so here i go. hopefully this won't be too boring, but i'm as self-obsessed as the next person so either way i think i'll give it a try.<br /><br />things i am currently eating:<br />1. granny smith apple chips (crispy and sour. mm).<br />2. san pellegrino (my favorite fizzy water and current addiction).<br />3. mixed olives.<br /><br />well, i'm off to do home work so that i can mix up some pizza dough later this evening and maybe even make a quiche (keep your fingers crossed).<br /><br />until next time, lots of love.kittyplumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00190479173583497348noreply@blogger.com0