Note: I wrote these poems in college, in a poetry writing class which turned out to be the best class I took in the course of my four years at school. I thought I would get this up here just for the heck of it. Take it or leave it, I guess. You might also note that all these poem titles are commandeered from titles of Smiths songs. It was a placeholder gimmick at first, but then I grew to enjoy it. They’ve stuck.
Seven years ago I started pulling out my hair – giant tufts of it from both sides of my head.
I watched the strands fall in scattered patterns on the table and experienced the beauty of temporary absence.
(After you left me you phoned,
asked to see me, then arrived at the house patchouli oil fingerprints still damp on your neck.
I’ve never worn that scent.)
In truth, the adage “absence makes the heart grow fonder” is the truest I can imagine – those hairs never grew back.
Everyday is like Sunday
Have you seen “Waltz with Bashir” yet? You will like it, I’m sure. The smell of patchouli has a role in the plot.
All of these poems are beautiful.
Thanks, Molly. I’ve not seen Waltz with Bashir yet, but it’s definitely on my list. It looks fantastic.
I finally got around to watching Waltz with Bashir and it was excellent- I was reminded of this comment when they got to the section about Patchouli.
Hi Zach–
I really like your stuff! I’m pastoring a church start-up here in Santa Barbara, CA., and we’re going to launch March 21. I wanted to find out if you would create announcements from after effects templates for our services, which we would plug into ProPresenter. We’d give you the info well ahead of time and let you go at it…creative-wise. Let me know how we could work that out with you, or another way we could go at it. And maybe we can use your talents for other projects as well. Hope to hear from you soon–Cheers!