Thursday, June 17, 2010

written in a room of whispers

piercing whispers.
they manage to reach my ears
acidic words.
shoot out of tongues, ricochet off the walls of a small room
they do nothing but hone the weapon we are all armed with.
making ruffles out of lines,
jagged edges out of circles.

these vowels and consonants molded,
between teeth and tongue,
they penetrate through skin and bone
through Now and Then.

we are prisoners of war.
trapped between lines,
trapped only with this weapon to fidget with.

Monday, June 14, 2010

forever young

seems like you all are too busy to check in on blog to update. since i am blessed with a bit more amount of time, i am going to take advantage of it.
ira graduated today, and we had dinner with her friends and our extended family which consists of aunts and uncles that are all well over their 60s. and i learned a new thing about myself today: i do not want to age. i saw it so clean cut in front of me, the juxtaposition of youth and ... old, agedness, (i cannot think of a word that is of equal connotation to youth though it means the opposite) the two tables one with ira and friends, and the other. it was not the physical, visible effects of old (or non-youth) that made this juxtaposition so clear in contrast. it was the conversation they employed or the way they ate, or even the way they perceived every action... i don't want to spend hours talking about how to marinate my beef, or be observant of each flaw in the dishes that come out of kitchen, or point out the niece that did not give the water to the elder first (that niece was me). i may be generalizing all aged people with my own relatives, but now i am caught on the question of "how one can grow old well?"

Saturday, June 12, 2010

4 day weekend

been awhile, ...
did you know that we've been having 4 day weekends because our school district cannot afford it?
i'm happy as a student, but wow we must be really short.

anyways, we recently washed our bedsheets, so mine smell lovely.
finals this week. its almost over....
i guess i'm just rambling on this post.. i randomized the playlist, and celine dion came on.
hmm lady gaga's new video? very explicit. its supposed to be about gay rights. i don't get it.