Back Street Visionary
By: Aviantei
Street smarts mean everything in this town.
One afternoon or another, you slip on down
to Udagawa, the colors capturing you. It's
just paint, but it seems like magic, seems
like more than you. It refreshes, it excites,
it can never be seen all at once, a picture
too big for even gods' eyes. That devilish
cat winks down at you—The world ends
with you, Kid—laughing in encouragement.
See ghosts, see rats, see monsters without
seeing them. See angels. See death.
See a gunshot horizon, cutting into
another world, another life, another
missing chunk of fantasy blue sky,
stretching on in both directions.
Which way do you choose, where can
you go, other than forward, other
than back where you came from, a testament,
a mixed emotion hand on the colored concrete.
This is definitely one of my favorites.
Thanks to Dina and CG for your reviews! You guys know I love your feedback~.
In my creative writing class last semester, we had to write an ekphrastic poem, so I chose TWEWY again. I consider this poem half in tribute to Sanae, half in tribute to the CAT mural in Udagawa (so I guess it's double ekphrastic?).
Why is it that I think all my Sanae poems are best? Something about that man just wants to have poetry written about him.
Hm, we're probably looking at another gab between updates. I haven't had much time to write lately...
The next entry will be my attempt at writing Shooter, though!
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