minor chords amongst the dust
i’m the only one who comes to your show
the ground is littered
with empty bottles of cough syrup
i stand among the wreckage
and i watch you destroy yourself
i can’t look away
from the mirror you hold to me
i can’t escape the morphine sea storm in your eyes
envy’s eyes are as green as yours
envy’s eyes are as green as yours
you’ve got me wrapped up in your small pox blanket
you’re a newspaper fire burning in a rusty trash can
a shopping cart in hashbury at night
you’re not as glorious as i’ve made you out to be
i’m a gas fire and you’re the water
i’m a gas fire and you’re the water
i’ll burn like big giant factories
i will give you a sunset
the color of chemicals
minor chords amongst the dust
you left your phone in the car
along with our 1994 seattle love song
our song of retribution in a wasteland
we are just getting lost in different drugs
what happens when glass slippers slide
on black ice
we are the sound
of an i.v.
drip
i swear you smell
like kurt cobain
you taste like
sonic youth
someone popped
every single one
of the balloons
at our birthday party
someone left the car on in the garage
envy’s eyes are as green as yours
i can’t escape your morphine sea storm
COPYRIGHT BRICE MAIURRO 2013
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There’s a lot if power in this. Well done!
Thank you! Listening to 90’s music put me in a mood. Haha
I read your stuff and I say, %#&@ he did it again. Another great piece, man. I have a spot on my bookshelves for your books……
Thanks, Noah! Ill be sure to let you know when my book is out.
Well, as my first poem of the day, I must say Thank You! You’ve put in all the ingredients for a great poem, catching all the atmosphere you wrote about, with line repetitions like a chorus… I almost heard the guitar! And what’s important, the poem has kept your style’s fine tunes:-)
Pleasently impressed!
Thank you!
Rom
Thanks, Rom.
Wow. The line “I will giveyou a sunset the color of chemicals.” knocked me off my feet. But your entire poem was very very good. Do you publish any books & where could i buy one?
If you do not have anything published, you really should. I could give you some tips on how to self-publish for free.
Thank you! I have a book coming out in a few months! I will definitely let you know when it’s out. It’s called “Enjoy Your Popcorn”
Cool yes, if you could include a link in one of your blogs, i would totally be interested in having a copy of some of your work in book form.
great piece
Thanks!
When I read your, “someone left the car on in the garage,” I heard, “someone left the cake out in the rain.”
Yeah, I know… twisted.
Cake being left out in the rain is an unbearably sad thought.
True.
Glad to have you reading, Joel. Thanks for stopping by my blog. 🙂
You’re welcome, Brice. Same to you!
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