I am often inspired by the works of Edna St. Vincent Millay. She was such a fascinating poet. A woman who had many love affairs with both men and women. Known for the lines, "I burn my candles at both ends." I think she has a soul like mine.
On another note, I wanted to thank a friend for writing me a poem. I am often wishing men would write me songs. My ex boyfriend wrote me a song once which he gave me before we were together called, "Through the eyes of love we'll see this world again." And we did. Words have meaning.
This poem was written by a friend who seems to admire my work from afar. I really felt touched by this generous gift. Thank you, Corey Mesler! And he's a real poet too! Not just a "wannabe..." ;)
Love and gratitude. It's kind, thoughtful gestures like these which keep you moving forward....
Starring Erica Rhodes
I wrote a new poem.
It stars that ingénue,
Erica Rhodes.
She appears in line seventeen,
kicks things around,
and is gone by the end
of the third verse. Her beauty
threatens to throw the
whole poem off balance. Her
face the face the sky would
wear if the sky were to
wear a face. The poem limps
toward an inconclusive
conclusion. Its star is gone.
The rest of the cast
do their best. The poem re-
fuses to come alive like
Persona or anything by
Frank O’Hara or
Jacques Tati.
The poem loves Jacques Tati.
Its real death occurs near
the penultimate line.
Over its spooled shoulder,
the poem looks back at
Erica Rhodes,
a wanton, stilted enthrallment,
wanting to try again with her,
as its credits roll like a
frolic of architecture.
By Corey Mesler
