Slam Poetry

[bunnykissd]

Thunderhead by Matt Shalvatis
I want to write (and perform) slam poetry,
to transform the anger and hurt and frustration in me
into beautiful words that hit the air with rhythm,
and slide away,
leaving only awe and ions in the air in their wake,
like the feeling after a summer thunderstorm,
but I've no bravery for performance,
and the words don't come like I wish they would;
so half a poem on the internet -
no rhyme, no meter, no rhythm -
is as far as it ever gets...

~ Diana *BunnyKissd* Bukowski

Comments

[lordrexfear.livejournal.com]

Hey it could be worse. You could've done slams for over 10 years and help RUN one for four years and then get so worn out from it that you lost focus and haven't written a poem in like two years. :)

I'm not even sure if I know how to write poems anymore. I can do lyrics that make little sense much easier. Like thus...

There was a bunny with a shunny and a little line
racked out on the silver and the filter fine
wanted power and the grace, let out a sigh
settle for the rest, never cry

It rhymes sure and maybe has rythm, but done on stage people will just be "what?"

[bunnykissd.livejournal.com]

Yes! Rhymes & rhythm! But what's a shunny... and.. yeah... what? {{{hugs}}} Thank you...