Candice James is the Poet Laureate of New Westminister, and a new member of Poetry Gabriola. -ed
Pump up the volume.
Pump up the volume!
The music flows,
Balancing on the raw red edge
Of a stiletto sharp note;
Sliding down the slippery blade
Of a suspended chord;
I cut them with the knives of my mind
Into little chunks of multi coloured glass.
They scratch at the spirit
And speak of symphonies
Fraught with strings,
Vibrating in rainbow tones;
Drums beating;
Hollowed out bones
On wet deerskin
Smacking rhythm into the soul.
Rasping roars,
Pounding pulsations,
Pistol whipped frenzy,
Scraping scars,
Oozing frequencies,
Dogs and cats whining,
Piercing pierced ears
With the numbing needle of noise.
Tripping on stones and tones,
Stumbling through infinity
Gentle voices emerge;
Misty flavoured,
Dripping with honey,
Whispering whisky wet kisses
Into every heartbeat.
Pump up the volume!
Pump up the volume,
Until I am the music.
© Candice James 2010