I like to empty my pockets after coming home from work.
Plunging hands reach for slick, scaly creatures
Deep in those dark pools.
Everything goes in a pile on the table:
Softly flapping receipts,
Wriggling car keys, a bit of twine,
Splenda packets from the restaurant.
I notice my wristwatch catch
On the hem of my pocket,
As if it would rather swim.
Traitor.
Into the pile he goes.
Absentmindedly, I stare a long time
At floppings and blinkings and gaspings
On the shore of our dining room table.
It smacks of obligation and security.
It smells.
I will do this again tomorrow.
But I am dreaming now, will dream tonight,
And I will go to sleep.
Because I (yes I) have bigger fish to fry.
(Actually written May 24th, on the back of a wedding announcement envelope. It was from CO Springs, for those of you who care. I was really tired but somehow lucid enough to evaluate my state. Would I really have what it takes to work for years in a blue collar job? I don't think so. But then again, people do what they have to do, don't they? If I had to, I would.)
(One more parenthetical thought: I'm not entirely sure how much internet access I will have this week. I'm at a conference near Lake Lanier all week. Call me or write to me or send me big mysterious packages. Just don't expect me to blog or respond to emails... Oh wait. I rarely respond to emails anyway, these days. Love, me.)
Posted by nickles at June 4, 2005 11:52 PM | TrackBackCO springs, eh? Wow. I feel honoured that the preserver of such fishy thoughts originated from my own home city...
Posted by: funkefreak at June 5, 2005 12:30 AMBobby darling...I miss u!!!! I'll call u sometime, I'm getting bored and waaay understimulated here, the most exciting thing to do here is work out and watch TV and check email...ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. K, I'll call u soon.
Love me!
I feel honored that folks who spell honored with a "u" like my blog! :) I'll be out to the Springs for a wedding (at Forest Gate, no less!!!) the second weekend in July (9th and 10th) Any potential supporters I should meet?
Also, will you be around? I'll be with other people the whole time, but would love to slip away for some coffee. If you're already in Canada, I'll take a rain cheque (how's that for British spelling?). Good to hear from you, funkefreak!
Posted by: bob at June 11, 2005 01:30 PMBobbo!
Bonjour mon très cher ami. Dis moi, qu'est ce que tu deviens? Ca fait un baille que je n'ai plus eu de tes nouvelles. Je réclame un mot de ta part vieux pot! Au fait, je reviens bientôt sur Chattz,ça te dirait de se voir? Envoie moi un courrier éléctronique (email) pour me dire ce qui t'arrange...bisous,
jlea :)
bobbo you rock my undies to mondays.
Posted by: mez at June 14, 2005 12:43 AMi loved reading this post. i miss it so much...you have no i dea. i miss the poetic truths and humors from writer's box. you were suppose to email me your work after you graduated...you little bugger.
love you still
Bob--
I picked up a travel guide to West Virginia at the store yesterday and saw this.
It made me think of you.
Have you ever seen this? Can you verifiy its existence?