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Posts Tagged ‘silence’

it’s alright when I shut up and listen …

In art, d. james, literature, poem, poetry, writing on 7 May 2010 at 1:28 pm

waiting
wanting
you

just you

but this damn waiting
feeling spun out
lost

knowing you’re there
somewhere

too far

then I close
my eyes
and listen

can see
your smile
almost hear
your laugh

feel you
right here
with me

(D. James)

this is what it sounds like when you’re not here

In art, d. james, literature, poem, poetry, writing on 3 May 2010 at 12:03 pm

all we have
are words

and I can’t find
any that fit

or don’t sound
self-serving

what’s left
is silence

maddening
deafening
unbearable
silence

(D. James)

nothing to say

In art, d. james, literature, poem, poetry, writing on 10 March 2010 at 2:14 pm

there are times
like now

when there is
nothing to say

and so
I say
what’s
right there

” … “

(D. James)

nothing between us

In art, d. james, literature, poem, poetry, writing on 16 February 2010 at 2:38 pm

in the silence
before dawn
I breath in
the scent of skin

rub the nape
of your neck

run my hand
along
your waist
to the pale belly

you roll over
stare straight
into me

seeing
who I really am

not who I project
to keep the world
at bay

but who
I want to be

who I am
when it’s safe

you smile,
revealing
your true self

I don’t know
if you do that
with others

but to me
you are always
an open door

inviting me
to step through

and I’m curious
what, if anything,
I do for you

(D. James)

what do I know?

In art, bad sex and bad breath, d. james, literature, overweight champions, poem, poetry, writing on 5 January 2009 at 5:00 pm

(for Ian A.)

What if the old man
isn’t wandering or lonely

What if he has
all the answers
and knows it’s pointless
to say anything

Now who do you
feel sorry for?

(D. James)

falling asleep

In art, d. james, literature, poem, poetry, writing on 25 June 2008 at 10:39 am

The world
disappears

Everything goes
black
and silent

This lasts
six or seven
hours

Then my eyes
open and the world
is remade
in an instant

(D. James)

silent mind

In art, d. james, literature, poem, poetry, writing on 20 May 2008 at 11:12 am

Searching for things
I cannot find

for what
does not exist

All chatter
and clutter

with no way
to turn down
the sound
or change
the channel

(D. James)

dreaming of silence

In art, bad poetry, bad sex and bad breath, d. james, literature, poem, poetry, writing on 14 May 2008 at 7:19 am

Talk talk talk …
words without meaning
phrases that go nowhere

What does any
of this accomplish?

I’d discuss it
but that only
leads us back
to the beginning

(D. James)

Nowhere, actually

In art, d. james, literature, poem, poetry, writing on 6 May 2008 at 7:16 am

They talk
and talk
then talk
some more

Saying the most
benign things
about the weather
or what someone else
has already said

I look for silence

But still they talk
and talk
without really saying
anything

In the end
I wonder …
do these words
really get us anywhere?

(D. James)