Miscellaneous:

[santre_63]

Sometimes in the wee hours of the morn
Or on a weekend afternoon
He changes into tight black leather pants
And a shirt dotted with neon-lit stars
Revs up the mobike and kisses
Interstellar highways
The bandana on his head
Flows like the flag of No-country
“Country roads, take me home”
The primal cry of a nomad
Speed racing on parallel tracks
Of faith and delusion
He looks into the rear-view mirror
And sees his life converging
In slow motion, in bits and pieces
As a whole, and then it’s a blur
Not the loss of memory
Mirrors rarely lie
But they can be kept aside

In his Xanadu
Sex and friendship come easy
In that order
Understanding is for the taking
His women wear 36D push-ups
And have pointed breasts
Sensuality and succulence
Best of both the worlds
Here poetry touches the soul
Of the flirtatious
And the liberator
In his avatar
-frail inside, macho outside-
Lies his salvation
And his damnation
Staccato compulsive behaviour
Keeps defining him
“Which colour bra? Not pink again.”
Lacy and under wired
A schizophrenic duality
Aching to break free
It’s “hello, boys” time again

In the weekly local bazaar
Neighbours gossip and empathise
With his stoic wife
An insider, she says:
“He’s a good person.
Just fallen down this Rabbit hole.”

26 August 2007

(Sue Hoogestraat on her Second Life addicted husband)

[mangodroplet]

I am glad I read it.
Wow.
very good build up and tie in.
I was wondering thoughout the whole poem, "Why the title?" And then the end....
You bring up some interesting things in here....
you explore the "sex" part, but do not explore the friendship one as much O_o
and......you say that poetry can touch his soul, but that goes against my preconceptions of such a person. hmm. i loved it, it made me think.
i loved your imagery and diction --> amazing.
great job!

[santre_63]

dear anna
many thanks for your comment. glad you liked the poem. are you 15 years old? wow.

take care
santre

[mangodroplet]

I loved the poem :]

haha.
Yes, I really am 15 years old, but i'm gonna be 16 in 9 days :]
Why do you seem surprised?
xD