11-26-2023, 07:29 AM
A Favorite Movie
a found poem*
He always carries a hand grenade—
so, I like him how he is.
And, how is he?
Dangerous—but sincere.
Sincerely dangerous.
Look, no one dies of a heart attack.
They die of disgust.
Like Iggy said, "death doesn't kill you.
Boredom and indifference kill you".
Do you have emotional problems?
It's impossible! But I wonder,
does he trust me?
Do you trust him, first?
*Most of the lines (not always entirely verbatim) are from Trust by Hal Hartley, rearranged (somewhat). It was difficult to know how to approach the prompt, as great art tends to speak for itself. So, I let it speak for me, instead.
a found poem*
He always carries a hand grenade—
so, I like him how he is.
And, how is he?
Dangerous—but sincere.
Sincerely dangerous.
Look, no one dies of a heart attack.
They die of disgust.
Like Iggy said, "death doesn't kill you.
Boredom and indifference kill you".
Do you have emotional problems?
It's impossible! But I wonder,
does he trust me?
Do you trust him, first?
*Most of the lines (not always entirely verbatim) are from Trust by Hal Hartley, rearranged (somewhat). It was difficult to know how to approach the prompt, as great art tends to speak for itself. So, I let it speak for me, instead.