Things my son should know after I've died -- Brian Trimboli

[aimlesswanderer.livejournal.com]

Things my son should know after I've died
by Brian Trimboli

I was young once. I dug holes
near a canal and almost drowned.
I filled notebooks with words
as carefully as a hunter loads his shotgun.
I had a father also, and I came second to an addiction.
I spent a summer swallowing seeds
and nothing ever grew in my stomach.
Every woman I kissed,
I kissed as if I loved her.
My left and right hands were rivals.
After I hit puberty, I was kicked out of my parents’ house
at least twice a year. No matter when you receive this
there was music playing now.
Your grandfather isn’t
my father. I chose to do something with my life
that I knew I could fail at.
I spent my whole life walking
and hid such colorful wings.

Comments

[literaryrepose.livejournal.com]

Wow. <3

[aedrais.livejournal.com]

I've seen this poem so many times, but every time I do, I love it. It also reminds me of this:

Lies I've told my 3 year old recently

Trees talk to each other at night.
All fish are named either Lorna or Jack.
Before your eyeballs fall out from watching too much TV, they get very loose.
Tiny bears live in drain pipes.
If you are very very quiet you can hear the clouds rub against the sky.
The moon and the sun had a fight a long time ago.
Everyone knows at least one secret language.
When nobody is looking, I can fly.
We are all held together by invisible threads.
Books get lonely too.
Sadness can be eaten.
I will always be there.

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[writtenbyhand.livejournal.com]

This made me tear up. It's lovely.

[vaguelyalive.livejournal.com]

Oh, this is lovely. Who's the poet?

[coqdorysme.livejournal.com]

Raul Gutierrez.

[aedrais.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I wasn't actually sure, myself.

[aimlesswanderer.livejournal.com]

He also does a lot of great photography here: http://www.mexicanpictures.com/

[likeantelope.livejournal.com]

:(

[writtenbyhand.livejournal.com]

This is really good, thank you!

[vaguelyalive.livejournal.com]

Beautiful. :)

[mary-br.livejournal.com]

Always nice to re-read. Thank you :)

[cozzybob.livejournal.com]

I spent my whole life walking
and hid such colorful wings.

Wow, that's fantastic... and very sad. Thanks for posting!

[bennybunny.livejournal.com]

So good it excites me. Thanks for posting.

[moonglows.livejournal.com]

I love this so much! Thank you for posting!