Getting a day ahead of myself. This is a response to an "American Poetry," by Louis Simpson, used by Willie Perdomo in an Acentos workshop a few weeks back. You can find his poem here http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/240770
RESPONSE TO THE SHARK
Ruby True reaches down,
down, down
like Alice,
in her patent leather shoes
She reads poems to Tupac.
Stories set to rewind.
Memories yet to happen.
Lives unlived.
Forgive me my broken words, she writes,
release my relentless voice.
Grace me only with my name.
Ruby True.
Ruby True.
Ruby True.
© puma perl, 4/27/11
Poems, performances, photography, productions, stories, prose, music, journalism, band, songwriting, videos - surviving despite the odds. Is it all true? Yeah. Maybe. Sometimes. Mostly. Creation is transformative. I collaborate with amazing artists and musicians, primarily with my band, Puma Perl and Friends. Books available as well: knuckle tattoos, Belinda and Her Friends, Ruby True, Retrograde, Birthdays Before and After. Photo, Len DeLessio
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