Wednesday, October 3, 2012

It Was A Beautiful Sloppy Mess

It Must Be Time For Lunch Now, 1979, by Francesca Woodman


The Mag #137



"Truth isn't always beauty, but the hunger for it is."  ~Nadine Gordimer


When I was a child
 I spooned life in
like banana pudding
never caring how much
spilled on my hands and face.

I took in all the answers
like a hungry lover
longing for her love's
next embrace.

My quest for truth and meaning
was enduring
yet clumsy
 with an awkward flair

I chewed up all my questions
with my mouth wide open
and crumbs wild in my hair.

Yet somewhere between
life's wonderful lunches
 and disappointment's feast

I lost my unkept hunger
and grew fat on complacency
learning to be discreet.






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31 comments:

  1. HelenOctober 3, 2012 at 12:16 PM

    Why, oh why ... must we grow up? Your poem is deep, full of emotion and meaning, Carrie.

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  2. UnknownOctober 3, 2012 at 12:36 PM

    If only we could get back to that child like feeling of "never caring how much spilled on my hands and face".

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  3. Brian MillerOctober 3, 2012 at 1:49 PM

    oh i want the messy kinda life that gets all over me...ha....pretty cool...and it is sad when we settle....into complacency...

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  4. ScarletOctober 3, 2012 at 3:16 PM

    I specially like the last two stanzas...Thanks for the share ~

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  5. Susie ClevengerOctober 3, 2012 at 3:22 PM

    I too have gotten fat on complacency, but lately I am getting leaner. Jumping back in and chewing on it and letting the crumbs fall. This is a great write!

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  6. The Blog of BeeOctober 3, 2012 at 4:38 PM

    Yes this is a great write. Apart from growing fat on complacency, I love:

    "with my mouth wide open
    and crumbs wild in my hair"

    This conjours up a child not caring about anything except facts - grasping at knowledge and not letting go.

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  7. ayalaOctober 3, 2012 at 4:42 PM

    A nice write, Carrie. Great last two stanzas.

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  8. Brandee ShaferOctober 3, 2012 at 4:47 PM

    The crumbs line: that's where it's at. Beautiful line. Great poem.

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  9. Laurie KolpOctober 3, 2012 at 5:10 PM

    Haunting ending... really great poem, Carrie.

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  10. Amrit SinhaOctober 4, 2012 at 12:30 AM

    The flow was so smooth ... loved it !!!

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  11. MaryOctober 4, 2012 at 4:35 AM

    What a rich metaphoric write, Carrie...reminding us to shed oneself of that complacency!

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  12. ~T~October 4, 2012 at 9:18 AM

    Great imagery! Let's get that appetite back.

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  13. JeffOctober 4, 2012 at 1:02 PM

    May we never get to the point where we think we have all the answers--where will we find the wonder that makes life a joy? This is a fine piece, a pleasure to read. Thanks for visiting over at my place.

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  14. LynOctober 4, 2012 at 4:02 PM

    Really touching, so well done..disappointments feast...what a phrase!

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  15. PattiKenOctober 4, 2012 at 6:35 PM

    I like this a lot. I wonder when we lose the gusto, gobbling life with vigor, and replace it with complacency.

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  16. Rob-bearOctober 5, 2012 at 4:48 PM

    Ah, yes; "learning to be discreet." And nice. And compliant. The things that society tells us we "must" do; the half-truths, the outright violations.

    Time to recover "life's wonderful lunches" even if that also means returning to "disappointment's feast."

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  17. Tess KincaidOctober 6, 2012 at 11:37 AM

    Oh yes...nicely done...this is one of your best, Carrie...

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  18. Other MaryOctober 6, 2012 at 8:51 PM

    Outstanding extended metaphor. This one really resonates with me.

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  19. Silent Otto October 7, 2012 at 5:07 AM

    So clever and wise , these words , Carrie

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