Happy 2019! Looks like I get to share some poetry again! This original poem was inspired by this poem called "Sketch" by Gulzar and a song I heard just recently called "Lemon" by Kenshi Yonezu.
I did a post on a collection of Gulzar's translated poems in April 2017 if you're interested in learning more about his work.
Pieces
I am trying to build a statue.
Well, before that, it was a house--
A house made of found parts.
Scraps of stone and concrete make up the walls;
I haven't quite found the right door, but a tarp will do for now.
There's this awful leak in the ceiling that I haven't gotten around to fixing
And sometimes when it rains, the dripping makes me crazy.
I apologize in advance if it looks a bit messy--
A tornado came through just the other day and I'm afraid
That if I put the room back together it'll only get blown apart again.
I was shaking, but you just put an arm around my shoulder and smiled.
"That's the fun of it," you reassured me,
"Every time a storm blows through, the room looks a little different! Or, you could just get a door."
Honestly, either one works.
I did a post on a collection of Gulzar's translated poems in April 2017 if you're interested in learning more about his work.
Pieces
I am trying to build a statue.
Well, before that, it was a house--
A house made of found parts.
Scraps of stone and concrete make up the walls;
I haven't quite found the right door, but a tarp will do for now.
There's this awful leak in the ceiling that I haven't gotten around to fixing
And sometimes when it rains, the dripping makes me crazy.
I apologize in advance if it looks a bit messy--
A tornado came through just the other day and I'm afraid
That if I put the room back together it'll only get blown apart again.
I was shaking, but you just put an arm around my shoulder and smiled.
"That's the fun of it," you reassured me,
"Every time a storm blows through, the room looks a little different! Or, you could just get a door."
Honestly, either one works.
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