The Crow's Nest (Corvuspirit's Poetry)

Mystery Dancer


I walk in between worlds
and touch lives in my passing
a silhouette in a dream
I look so familiar
but with a quick tilt of face
I become the perfect stranger

I can freeze your moment
and make you feel
like none other ever has before
then pass just as quickly
into a shape in the crowd

I wear as many masks
as people I bump into
reflecting everything or nothing

I am a lucid dreamer
sometimes I am recognized
sometimes not at all


for those who must sleep
I do not disturb
but I dance outside their dream
finding humor in everything
and blessing all who pass
my way

alone in every crowd
I entertain myself
by dancing this mystery
like a caress on their cheeks
they feel me
but can not notice me

something in the air
quickly forgotten
like a dream
I am here
and then I am not

~Corvuspirit

 

Naked


behind these masks
we never touch
this soul is tired
of unsweetened
communion
how can I move you
will you respond
to the nakedness
beneath
I lay down my mask
tumble my walls
raise my eyes
and hold this moment

come on and touch me
deep down
where I can not hide
and I can not run away
from what is raw
and real

come on and touch me
place your hand
and heart
with mine
so that we may know
that there is
something real
in this dream

~Corvuspirit

 

One Up From Zero


how many times
must the rug be pulled
from beneath your feet
by gods karma or lousy luck
before fate will see
you're not standing any more
you're just being dragged around
on a crappy carpet ride

when you are spent
and have raged against this tide
enough to know you are still alive
snot faced and drained
give in or give up your ghost
because if you cannot do it
for yourself
you'll be disappointed to know
there is no line
of volunteers

you're one up from zero
the moment you realize
just how forgettable you are
and how quickly you will be
replaced by the next warm body
wielding a script

~Corvuspirit

 

Oozing Me


the maelstrom of emotions
surges to the surface
stammering for expression
and gets snuffed out
in a moment
of concern
over appearances

they may not pay attention to
what seems so important for you
but that should not
discourage you
from finding your voice
and exercising it

they are incapable
of sharing your pain
they have their own terrain
and are distracted
by their ability
to separate you from them

and so to avoid
becoming background noise
wave your arms
and pound your chest
they might notice you
from their peripheral
inner vision

you have to be original
these daze
to wake a self lover
from their haze
of being the center
of the universe
your's or their's

when everyone is talking
who is listening
language oozes forth
egocentric
a desultory delusion
of meaningful communion
between the me me mes

~Corvuspirit

 

INVENTORY (song lyrics)

got t.v. preachers
making a mockery out of religion
got a one-to-one ratio
of people opposed to opposition

got adult-proof caps
on all of my medication
got a degree in murphy's law
as the sum of my education

(chorus)
well, i'ma
a little dishevelled
checking out the level (2x)

got fish o.d.'ing on acid
out in the campground lakes
got an age of disposable love
without remorse for the victims it takes

got awesome staring contests
between me and the telephone
got a time-share plan
and fluxuating stock in the twilight zone

well, i'ma
a little dishevelled
checking out the level (2x)

got insects achieving orgasm
out on the patio lights
got senile old men in washington
combing the world looking for fights

got total cable listings
in case the urge developes for syndication
got the world at my fingertips
but nowhere to go on my vacation

well, i'ma
a little dishevelled
checking out the level (2x)

got cigarette packs
advertising that it's unsafe to smoke
got d.w.i. victims
trying to sum up life in a fading choke

got a middle-aged midriff bulge
that came just a bit too soon
got a big-life documentary
that is slowly becoming a cartoon

well, i'ma
a little dishevelled
checking out the level (2x)

got one perfect world
full of imperfect people
searching for one perfect world...

~Corvuspirit