Its strange

how much longerit takes to record a thoughtthan it takes to think itandhow much shorterit takes to pour a drinkthan to drink it

Sneaking glances,

stealing touches,we’re on different pagesof different booksbut somehowthese chaptersi n t e r t w i n e . You and I are something.

The desire to leave a mark,

some sort of lasting impression,drives the handto the pento the page.But what canthe frantic scribblesof a worn-downindividualactually doamidst theswirling fluxof the cosmos?We all want to be remembered, but is it worth the effort?

it’s been eleven years

and I still haven’t writtenthat poemabout yousleepingin an old wooden chair maybe tomorrow…

Feel the determination crumble

and dissipate like a dried leaf, kicked about in the cold autumn breeze. Set a fire, and inhale the smoke to supplement a sense of self. Down a glass, to put you to bed, as the seasons change, so must your priorities, your sense of comfort, your sources of energy. Now put the pen down […]

This is a free-write

I’m supposed to be writing about…Jonathon? Gay(I think that’s his first name)And the honour of denyingauthority of the author (he was a satirist)publishers, politics, etc.an interesting concept,but this class bores meI’ll probably continue to dreamabout soupinstead of “The Art of Walking”

I’m bored

a am bored I don’t want to be here I wonder if my professor thinks I’m taking notes I can’t wait to drive home the drive will be nice in the dark it’s relaxing amidst the huge motor vehicles careening towards each other at speeds that can easily kill but don’t think about how one […]

how to use:

as common as carbon is a poetic stream of consciousness.
there are 3 categories of “poems”:

(i) heteroglossic synesthesia (complete poems)
(ii) hobonyms (words with no homes)
(iii) mind jerky (thoughts to chew on)

after reading a poem you have 3 options to “turn the page”

“RANDOM” – takes you to a random poetic expression
#hastags – take you to another random poem with the same theme or motif
#category – takes you to a random poem in the same category

“no one can step in the same river twice, for it’s not the same river and they are not the same person” – possibly Heraclitus

just as no one can step in the same river twice, no one can have the same experience of “as common as carbon” twice