PlayDaTe ~OpenLinkNight~@dVersePoets
I will not be defined by your current state of mind.
My self will not be caged
No matter your degree, or your philosophy
I will not commit, promise not to trip
if a new thought appeals
Strip away the tried and true
does this cause discomfort...for you?
Let's talk...really talk
Tell me...why do these ideas
make you squirm
Is it because your daddy told you not to play that way,
or does it make your mama nervous?
Let's be big together
grow up and stand as adults
Let's bust out the real Tonka's
I'll show you how to drive
To tempt death yet return alive
Let's build a universe with Lego
build it up, then let it go
Let's stomp neighborhoods
like they never mattered
Pretend we're one of them...
Does your conscious cry like mine
even though it's only make believe?
Are YOU ready to receive
this truth, this proof
Let's kick back
draw the smoke from the hookah
and get sly-eyed and crazy
while we feast with the Cheshire cat
counting our fat stacks
...laid back
I know you like it like that...
Monkey after monkey
we're all connected
no matter which barrel we call home...
Can you handle it...Man?
Tinsmith heart may be all you got,
but take a seat 'neath my shroom
trust me, there's room
NOW...let's REALLY talk...
Oh, we're in for a magical evening of poetry when @Hedge_Witch (AKA Joy) opens up dVerse for OpenLinkNight tomorrow...and dang it all, tell me it's not awesome to have your poem ready and waiting! Hoping to see you all at the pub!
My self will not be caged
No matter your degree, or your philosophy
I will not commit, promise not to trip
if a new thought appeals
Strip away the tried and true
does this cause discomfort...for you?
Let's talk...really talk
Tell me...why do these ideas
make you squirm
Is it because your daddy told you not to play that way,
or does it make your mama nervous?
Let's be big together
grow up and stand as adults
Let's bust out the real Tonka's
I'll show you how to drive
To tempt death yet return alive
Let's build a universe with Lego
build it up, then let it go
Let's stomp neighborhoods
like they never mattered
Pretend we're one of them...
Does your conscious cry like mine
even though it's only make believe?
Are YOU ready to receive
this truth, this proof
Let's kick back
draw the smoke from the hookah
and get sly-eyed and crazy
while we feast with the Cheshire cat
counting our fat stacks
...laid back
I know you like it like that...
Monkey after monkey
we're all connected
no matter which barrel we call home...
Can you handle it...Man?
Tinsmith heart may be all you got,
but take a seat 'neath my shroom
trust me, there's room
NOW...let's REALLY talk...
Oh, we're in for a magical evening of poetry when @Hedge_Witch (AKA Joy) opens up dVerse for OpenLinkNight tomorrow...and dang it all, tell me it's not awesome to have your poem ready and waiting! Hoping to see you all at the pub!
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and between you and hedge both posting olns tonight i thought i had mixed my days up...
while we feast with the Cheshire cat' Yes please! Take those ideas out of the box and rearrange what's possible in the world, you always spark my fire :).
my favorite part...
Let's kick back
draw the smoke from the hookah
and get sly-eyed and crazy
while we feast with the Cheshire cat
counting our fat stacks
...laid back
I know you like it like that...
and then those monkeys...
This stanza really speaks to me:
"Monkey after monkey
we're all connected
no matter which barrel we call home"
This especially. But I'm partial to any mention of the Cheshire Cat.
"draw the smoke from the hookah
and get sly-eyed and crazy
while we feast with the Cheshire cat"
"but take a seat 'neath my shroom
trust me, there's room"
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this moved with such a strong flow.
Plus, what a bonus... to have the monkeys in there! =)
My guess is, you sold THAT real estate! ( ;0= }
To tempt death yet return alive....and then building a universe with lego...so cool..good to get into talking like this...honest, sharp, playful and real
Monkey after monkey -- perfect.
Let's kick back
draw the smoke from the hookah
and get sly-eyed and crazy
while we feast with the Cheshire cat
Quite simply brilliant, Natasha.
and i just love the opening lines. its good to keep our character depending on our emotions than another person's state of mind. some situation do warrant a little change though...