23.1.14

It's there in the Doodles

http://cottagereader.com/2013/11/08/its-there-in-the-doodles/



I have read it in the doodles
The ones that were written in mist
On the windshields in the parking lot
But it is more clear on the keyed metal of shiny cars

The expression that comes out once a year
When you burn your tongue again
Drinking espresso from thermocol
Or perhaps more often, like in the showing of one finger
When that really says it all

It's nothing really, but can be seen in various places
For example, the chewing gum from nowhere
That gets stuck on your shoe's sole
And comes out only on its own

It is displayed in deserted monuments
In the form of museumized underwear
It is hidden in the not so ignorant flick
Of a cigarette’s ash on someone else's carpet

It is also seen to flash on walls
That are splashed upon by bursting bladders
It is hidden in the yes nod
Of a 'have to do' hand me down job

Don't ask me to explain
What is it, as it can be very deceiving
It can become a language of its own
Only by saying the same word differently

But, I will simply not talk about it in a poem
As it is only a matter of habit
And I can't take away its punch
When used as vocabulary.


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