—after Dexter Gordon’s Don’t Explain
A whisper untangles,
as if each worded infant
crawls toward relevant freedom.
The dark is outward, a mother’s
hold, violently in love
until aged enough, child,
roams into existential awareness,
free.
A local voice, dreaming portion
resting—holding onto juxtaposed
concepts: bury, run, the irony
alive burns trails but
bruises only half of a loving,
distant expedition.
Felino Soriano, California, USA
Felino Soriano (California) is a philosophy student and case manager working with developmentally and physically disabled adults. He is the author of two chapbooks "Exhibits Require Understanding Open Eyes" (Trainwreck Press, 2008) and "Feeling Through Mirages" (Shadow Archer Press, 2008), as well as an e-book "Among the Interrogated" (BlazeVOX [books], 2008). A chapbook is also forthcoming "Abstract Appearance Reaching Toward the Absolute" (Trainwreck Press, 2008). The juxtaposition of his philosophical studies with his love of classic and avant-garde jazz explains his poetic stimulation. Website: www.felinosoriano.com
ReplyDeleteAnother wonderful poem of drama to music.
ReplyDeleteA deep, insightful, inward-thinking poem. Thanks for sharing this!
ReplyDeleteupdated bio:
ReplyDeleteFelino A. Soriano (b. 1974), is a case manager and advocate for
developmentally and physically disabled adults. He has authored 29
collections of poetry, including "Construed Implications" (erbacce-press,
2009) and "Delineated Functions of Congregated Constructs" (Calliope Nerve
Media, 2010). His poems have appeared at Calliope Nerve, Unlikely 2.0,
BlazeVOX, Metazen, Otoliths, and elsewhere. He edits & publishes
Counterexample Poetics, an online journal of experimental artistry, and
Differentia Press, dedicated to publishing e-chapbooks of experimental
poetry. In 2010, he was chosen for the Gertrude Stein "rose" prize for
creativity in poetry from Wilderness House Literary Review. Philosophical
studies collocated with his connection to classic and avant-garde jazz
explains motivation for poetic occurrences. His website explains further:
www.felinoasoriano.info.