"Punk Out" and "To Make Noise"

Casey O'Malley performs to recent poems

Punk Out

I used to count my poems like
coin collectors would take inventory
of their ancient pieces of metal, like black maids used to
polish silver for big, fancy tables down south.

A lot of things seem
like slavery to me now.

You cannot polish poetry
or shine verse to fit
someone's asking price.

Poetry will always rebel.


To Make Noise

I pushed the vase.
I'm not sure why.
Maybe I was just sick
of not being allowed
to be angry.
Maybe I just needed
to make some noise before
they forgot me again.

And when the sound waves
of the shattering finally reached my
bleeding eardrums I froze.

don'tbreak. don'tbreak.

But it broke. Of course, it had to.

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[AntaresInScorpius]

You can read excerpts from your short stories too/ Yes, poetry will always rebel.

[Caerspen]

really? always thought reading excerpts would be long winded... ironic, considering I ramble all the time...

[AntaresInScorpius]

reading isnt for everyone to watch, but i enjoy them. Of course a lot of people dont like poetry either, so as they say, there is no accounting for tastes.