For my last poem of poetry month I decided to do a found poem with some cavets. The poem is written with the lyrics of the first song to come up on my iTunes when placed on shuffle (The song also must contain lyrics). The poem must contain only words found in the lyrics and those words can only be used once each unless they repeat in the lyrics. The content does not have to relate to the song in any way.
So, when I put it on shuffle I got the song Black Out by Pavement. An awesome song and band. Here is what I wrote. It’s pretty dark, but I really like the turnout. I will post the lyrics to the song below the poem.
Dirty Trail
Where does it go? How do I get there?
No one has a clue
Criminal’s rattlesnakes walkin’ past
Shut up. No, talkin’
Count to ten
They start turning
Spastic wrestling
Shots
I…Actually…Bleed?
Frigid air felt like grass
Summertime
Gauzy rays of lights dancing
Parting with the elements
What will I find?
Black Out by Pavement
Sunday driving past your own hall of fame
It’s closed on weekdays, shut for good
Pick out no one when you’re talkin’
Felt like rattlesnakes were walkin’
No one has a clue
The parting shots, the thin caught
Fault line dancing across the frigid air shafts
A spastic grass, a criminal’s child
Count to ten and read
Until the lights begin to bleed
Lights; til you actually a-see the rays
And your thoughts they start turning
Tells you lessons that you’re learning
No one has a clue
The gauzy thoughts of those dirty scots
Wrestling with the elements up on the trail high
I need to know
Where does it go? how do I get there? what will I find?
(fun fun fun, fun for the summertime blues)
(it’s gonna set you free)