My Solar Eclipse

Apr 07, 2008 - 20:12 PM PST

This is a piece of slam poetry I wrote a couple of years ago. I'll try to make a recording of it, so you can hear the cadence of the piece. It's a lot better when you can hear it, like all slam poetry.

I found myself up by Jupiter,
Rolling, flying, turning,
Learning that it is better to
Take and give
Love and live
Because no sun can shine bright enough to overthrow your glow
Finding stars that mirror the sparkle in your eyes
Was like seeing light for the first time.
Here I am
Weightless, stateless,
Ive been floating instead of falling
Calling out to angels
While knowing that their gift of wings
Could never carry me like you do.
Laying on the rings of Saturn
Ive come to like pitch black
Because finding your kiss is obvious
When our lips were made to meet
Measuring distance in time not feet.
I spell out your name in stardust
So that the universe can breathe it,
See it,
That spot on your neck where your head fits just right
Maps out the perfect constellation to guide me back right
Its illogical, impractical
Im skeptical because how could I find someone like you,
Someone whos imperfections are what perfects him
Someone that shares this incredible connection
With me.
Flaming ball of gas and matches ignites the notion
That you are beginning to look more like land than an ocean
Stable and strong.
If I could, I would tattoo I love you on your eardrum
So that you would hear it every second of every day.
Wrap your Haileys comet tail around me
Hold on tight
And never let me out of your sight.
I no longer fear nightmares
Im beginning to like them
Because I know that when I wake up
Youll be there to fight them.