justin zrenner ([info]drzre) wrote,
NIGHTLIGHTS VS NIGHTMARES
With the dim glow
against these dark walls,
you’re looking around the room
for ways to solve the problems
you created.

This room is exactly
how everyone else sees you:
grey and vulnerable.
But who will find
the sins you won’t admit?
And what are you even thinking?

“Inject me deep into the silhouette,”
he says, “so that I may become
just an abandoned impression
of something valuable.”

I’m sorry to say
you’d fit right in.

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[info]curiously_qualm

July 17 2005, 19:15:46 UTC 6 years ago

I try to tell him that everyday.

I'll quote you, and maybe he'll understand.

[info]drzre

July 17 2005, 21:17:58 UTC 6 years ago

who is 'him'?

my favorite part is the "But who will find the sins you won't admit?" some people can't accept responsibility, and live in denial, making not only their life worse, but everyone else's lives worse, too.

[info]curiously_qualm

July 17 2005, 21:48:25 UTC 6 years ago

My best friend who isn't my best friend anymore out of circumstance.

Or maybe choice.

[info]drzre

July 18 2005, 02:05:55 UTC 6 years ago

well, a few people have used poems of mine to say something to someone else. so you're welcome to, but i'm sure you could say it a lot better than i could.

<3<3

[info]curiously_qualm

July 18 2005, 02:19:31 UTC 6 years ago

I've tried so many times.

Maybe if I just let him read it, he'd understand.

I don't know anymore.

You owe me a letter, sweetheart.

[info]drzre

July 18 2005, 02:54:16 UTC 6 years ago

today was my day to catch up on things. it's halfway written. don't worry, i haven't forgotten.

[info]curiously_qualm

July 18 2005, 03:00:56 UTC 6 years ago

Just checking :)

Make sure you send it to my new address, though.

Email me if you forgot it.

Or scroll back like twenty entries in my LJ.

Whichever works for you.

[info]drzre

July 18 2005, 03:18:31 UTC 6 years ago

i've got the one you sent it from. parrott ave. is that right?

[info]curiously_qualm

July 18 2005, 03:41:34 UTC 6 years ago

No. I've moved since then.

Email me:

Curiouslyqualm@gmail.com

And I'll hook you up :P

[info]callerofdreams

July 17 2005, 21:10:28 UTC 6 years ago

"an abandoned impression/of something valuable" I like that phrase.

I'm a bit curious to know... Do you actually write so many poems each time, or do you just post what you've written over time all at once? O_o I only manage one or two poems a week.

[info]drzre

July 17 2005, 21:27:58 UTC 6 years ago

it's a lot better than just using "worthless," isn't it? haha.

i write a poem (almost) every day. if i can't think of anything to write for the day, i'll look back at all of the 100+ unfinished poems i have and work on them. and right now, the reason i'm behind is because i went through a weird spell about two weeks ago where i couldn't finish any poems. i had about 30 half-finished poems in that week. but yeah, i'm finishing those up now, and i should be back to actually posting every day by the middle/end of this week.

<3<3

[info]callerofdreams

July 18 2005, 05:24:35 UTC 6 years ago

Aye, indeed it is.

Wow. I seriously wish I had that much inspiration. How do you do it?? It doesn't take me long to write a poem, but I absolutely refuse to leave something unfinished. If I do, I'd probably never get back to it. :-\

[info]drzre

July 18 2005, 05:44:30 UTC 6 years ago

it is hard to go back sometimes. but i tend to forget about the older ones, and i won't discover them until six months later, when the subject of the poem may be completely out of my life. i like that, though. sometimes, the reason you can't finish a poem is because you don't know the ending. you don't know enough about that person to completely fill in the details. but, it's different with every poem. even when i have the end of the story, sometimes i don't want to add to it, or i just want to delete the whole thing. but, i just save it and store it in that huge folder, hoping that one day it'll make more sense to me.

anyway, i don't know how i do it. i just made myself. two years ago, i just told myself i was going to write every day. it wasn't too hard, because i was already writing every day, and i'd finish 3 poems in a week. i just wanted to see where it would take me, and see if i could actually pull it off. i mean, what if this lasted 5 years? 10 years? i've heard of a few well-known poets who've done the one-a-day thing, but it was only for about a year, as far as i know. maybe it's my 'thing' that'll push me into the spotlight, i don't know. for now, it's about forcing myself to come up with new ideas (or new perspectives), and getting better. and, it's about providing something that all of you can relate to. i wish i had something like this growing up, and i guess that's why i'm doing it now.

<3<3
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