city college: i amble (preamble)
by slee
I walk like a sloth into City College -
ever seen a sloth walk?
It ain't pretty
But it's so hot today
and I loathe coming here
like a lathe cutting ear to ear i'm not lithe when
i'm here
But rather sluggish
At least I have a new pen
an Onyx Uni-Ball by Sanford
she being brand new
she writes so well
black sleek slick ink tricks
that are chic
not parlor tricks
but curves both agile and smooth
couth
limber lines, loose, eager,
like lucky hands
not lackadaisical not lazy
but spry, excited, clean,
lyrical loops like when I draw imps
whimsical troops
say your "hellos" to my little army
yes I'm bellicose
and a little smarmy
But seriously -
forget the pen
I'm walking in -
remember?
Yesterday it was just December
Phil got married
and Cartagena was tender
Lord knows that Tuff Love knows -
and the full-blooded full moon breeze
jerky with promise
omnisciently blows
and stirs up the sleeping hollows
eerily
new highs and lows
experiments
remember those?