(or, The Last Day at Work)
The gush of wind, in my face
thru' the jagged glass
Destroyed, like Twoface hath
I wonder which one to pass
Far below, the serpentine streets
With sirens, hissing at me
The flames on me, the panic beats
As my clothes burn in glee
The clock is still, as this world ends
The moans have slept, and the crackle roars
This paper and pen, my parting friends
Huddle with me, in this forsaken place
No anger, no grief, but Starbucks taste
and the parting wave of Jane's smile
Yanked from me in fiery haste
as I crawl off the morbid pile
These are the last words I write
On this memo to hell
Bloody smudges and fading light
Make me laugh, make me yell
Here I am, like a dragonfly
Neither wish nor prayer, no fervent hope
Is gonna make me cry
As I look over the charring ledge
Off you go, you A4 sheet
Some random hands you shall meet
I am right behind you
To meet the devil, 100 stories below my feet
- This could have been the last words written on a piece of paper by one of the people waiting to die at the WTC on Sep 11 2001, before they made the painful choice between burning to death or jumping to it. It could have been me. It could have been you. It is as plain as that.
8 comments:
speechless.. got goosebumps in the good way u kno wht i mean.. cant wait to cya in november bhai.. its been long too fucking long. luv samir
Very good. It's weird that you mentioned about the Painful choice made by someone between burning to death or jumping- I was thinking the exact same thing- was reading about the "jumping man" few days ago and couldn't help but realize it could have been any one of us... That picture that NY times deemed untasteful was a very poignant reminder of what happened that day.
Love u bobin. Keep up the good work!
Marvelous! You are so gifted, its still difficult for me to relate the person I meet every alternate weekend and the poet. Great work and keep it up!~Sonia
Awesome choice of words. relate completely to it and its just that the choice is like any other difficult one to make in life when cornered. In hindsight some choiuce is vindicated to be the correct one... but here? whew! I think both the deaths were equally horrific and painful and inevitable!
Keep on writing... good stuff.
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Strong words my friend...
"I am right behind you
To meet the devil, 100 stories below my feed".
A classic scene that comes to mind is the ground breaking away revealing the flames of hell and hands begging to be held on to...
Wonderful piece of writing! loved reading it, keep them coming.
PS- the footnote was the cherry on top! made me sit, shut down, and think for 15 mins before I typed this comment.
Bob:
Didn't realize the poet in you. What to do, espear does that to people!
Brilliant.
Enjoy, mate!
SriG
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