This year seems to have started well. Oh, and happy new thing to all of you!
I went to the Dan O’Connell gig on Saturday, my reading went OK (Culture & Politics, Dr. Frankenstein, Eulogy For The Cassette), Anne & Norman’s set was amazing as per usual and I seem to be having more luck writing than I had last year. One poem, two close to poems and another that I’ve been working on for nearly a year is getting closer to the finish line.
For the last few years I’ve been making a new year’s resolution to write at least one poem a month. Admittedly, not the most grandiose of resolutions, but I figure it’s something I can build upon. So this month I’ve already got two poems, and hopefully a third on the way!
Anyhow, my second work this year is something of a dramatic monologue, all the questions you want to ask in different circumstances but are never quite sure if you should or not. I found it interesting how, while separate thoughts, they tell a story as a whole. Have a look under the cut.
Questions Left Unvoiced
Have you ever wanted…
Does it feel strange when…
Was there a time when you…
How long have you been…
When will you be able…
Do you…
Is it ever going to…
When will this…
Could there have been…
Would things be different…
Is it…
When did this all…
Are there answers…
Did I make this…
What have we…
How do we…
Is there any hope we…
Do you remember…
How can you not…
How can you…
Listening: Do Re Mi – Idiot Grin
Reading: City Lights Pocket Poets Anthology (ed. Lawrence Ferlinghetti)
