Tuesday, January 13, 2009

pneumatic mnemonic (give me i'll give you #1)

for Ryan Acheson

the strain on knowledge
when the credits run too long

forgetting names and faces
of famous actors

each one, replaced by an element
on our periodic dining table

the worry sets in and you sulk
curled up on the sofa with a cat in your lap

mumbling names of people you've met
on the streets of imaginary towns

1 comment:

Ryan 'plagiarize' Acheson said...

i wonder how this poem reads to someone that hasn't already lived the constituent elements.