http://www.alikicaloyeras.com Essays, Poems, and Other Writings Wed, 06 Dec 2006 19:25:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.2 en http://www.alikicaloyeras.com/poetry/decorum/ http://www.alikicaloyeras.com/poetry/decorum/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2006 15:53:59 +0000 Aliki Uncategorized http://www.alikicaloyeras.com/poetry/decorum/ I brought the book but not the pen My lines are unruly My body cannot hold I cannot contain Men for thousands of years have said what a poem is-- who am I to say any different? This is how I was made They made me but not in their form no not in their form My body My body I strip myself bare My lines laid bare I write myself I rewrite myself without a pen I have no implement I undress again and again I express and express I am excessive in my expression And I am nothing I’m all All arms and legs hips and thighs breasts and belly and cunt skin for days all head I can’t I can I go on To excess--Outside my form My form is informed I am here to inform you I inform you of my intent I’m dissatisfied when satisfaction is not mine Sufficiency is not mine Adequacy is not mine I just don’t rhyme My turns turn out off My feet fall out of step I stumble outside the bounds My body can’t contain me My skin My skin My book is open I’m an open book It’s written and I’m written I am open and opening Do you read? I’m illegible and perpetual I want too much I ask for it More than my share I am a bottomless pit boundless amorphous I am askew I’m all askew Uneasy I’m Easy I cross lines all the time ]]> http://www.alikicaloyeras.com/poetry/decorum/feed/