Write your emotions! –I hear.
All I can think of is pizza and ice,
or a kiss and a hand-shake,
vinegar and wine.
That doesn’t make any sense!
Why can’t I express myself coherently today?
All I imagine is passion under icy rain;
random sequences of vivid/lifeless vibes.
Neon lights blinking incessantly.
I open the glass door.
All I feel is the northern wind mixed
with warm air escaping confinement.
There is turbulence in the contrast.
I enter the balcony.
All I sense is a cold, misty utopia,
spiraling ’round me, like a lasting hug.
I am tired –will not fight.
Today,
I accept,
my emotions are bewildered.
_____Adriana Citlali
XXV-XI-MMXV
Poetry as a vehicle to transport emotions @ dVerse Poets Pub.
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November 25, 2015 at 5:11 pm
I think we are all bewildered by recent world events. You have captured the kaleidoscope effect of trying to describe emotion. Bravo.
November 25, 2015 at 5:52 pm
Thank you, Viv.
November 25, 2015 at 5:45 pm
To me, this poem describes nicely a day when I am confused about my own feelings. I could be confused about love or war. The poem still works
November 25, 2015 at 5:54 pm
Confused is a good word in this context, Henrik.
November 25, 2015 at 5:46 pm
i like how you weave all these together – the weather – your thoughts – internal and external – and in this captured the emotion so well
November 25, 2015 at 6:27 pm
Smiles.. a very smart
woman.. no doubt you
are in Geo
physics..
if i am
remembering
correctly now..
and after achieving
top of the class status
and three degrees.. me
as well.. i went
a different
route
in human
relations than
array of facts..
and so interesting
it was how much in connection
of emotions i am.. when working
with people and not problem
solving alone.. for almost
2 decades..
but back to
the science of facts
again.. and after 5 years..
when the psychiatrist says
use something other than
adrenaline to motivate
yourself.. i have
zero connection
in language to
what my
emotions
are then..
and how
they even
motivate me to do
anything at all then..
It is frigging amazing
that the most important ART
of human intelligence in the
ways of moving.. connecting and
creating.. is almost totally
left out of school..
and most areas
of work today..
and that is why
i write my friend..
to explore those deep
emotions as a child
that are mind
and body
again
as me..
So sure.. dance
naked in Nature
is my advice as free..
as we have oxytocin
receptors in the bottom
of our feet to connect to
Mother Nature when set free..
And emotions flow through the
body..
and A write
track is poeTry
as poetry
is A
SonG of heART
and poeTry SoNG
and Dance
is my way
back
to Human Being
where HeArt reigns
KinG
and KinD
and CouRAge
as Human bEinG..
more
fully
now..
this have been a very interesting
prompt.. as one can see how diverse
this issue is.. even in the world of
PoeTry as HeART..
away from
here the
problem
is much..
much greater..
as there is not even
any acknowledgment
of the
issue of the
biggest real deal
of Human Being Real..
Smiles.. pardon all the
words.. but HEaRT is
everything
to me..
and
always
worth
groWinG
at all costs..
including words..
wHere FREE iS FEE..;)
November 25, 2015 at 7:54 pm
The contrasts you have used here works so well, the cold and warm, the indoors and outdoors and the smell of pizza.. I think confusion is one of the most common feelings I have, but it’s so difficult to put in language.
November 25, 2015 at 9:27 pm
I like how you have drawn on the elements with trying to understand how you are feeling ~ showing a sense of confusion or bewilderment which as Bjorn has said is difficult to do. The contrasts of pizza and ice, vinegar and wine, kiss or a handshake…you said it doesn’t make sense ~ but to me it does. Enjoyed ~ thank you. Smiles.
November 25, 2015 at 9:32 pm
I’m happy to read your message. Sometimes nonsense is sensible enough. Thanks for stopping by. 🙂
November 25, 2015 at 9:54 pm
You are most welcome and yes there is sensibility in nonsense at times. ☺️
November 26, 2015 at 2:41 am
Some days I feel the same ~ Specially like:
There is turbulence in the contrast.
November 26, 2015 at 7:53 pm
Indeed there are times when our emotions are bewildered. Powerful write.
November 26, 2015 at 7:54 pm
Indeed there are times when our emotions are bewildered. Powerful write.
November 26, 2015 at 10:51 pm
love the fluidity of this thought poem about the complexity of emotion that is always plural
p.s. following your Spanish blog now porque soy estudiante de español y puedo practicar la lectura
December 3, 2015 at 9:05 pm
Thanks for the positive feedback and… gracias pro decidir leer mi blog en español. El Alebrije y la Salamandra ha estado callado por un tiempo. Pero quiero revivirlo y volver a escribir. El tener una nueva seguidora es quizá la motivación que necesitaba. Gracias, de nuevo.
December 3, 2015 at 10:24 pm
Espero que usted encontrará la inspiración pronto – Año nuevo/nuevas ideas
November 27, 2015 at 6:32 pm
Love your poem, Adriana. The interesting thing with your poem is that even though it talks about confusion and not been able to exprese them, the poem sends vibration on hidden passion.
December 3, 2015 at 9:08 pm
Hahaha! I love that you found passion in it. I like the idea of writing about something specific, but enabling extra meaning.
November 28, 2015 at 4:09 am
I think that first stanza makes perfect sense. I enjoyed this quite a bit. Peace, Linda
December 3, 2015 at 9:06 pm
Thanks a lot! Peace!