Subject: [OTL]: Poetry: "Eulogy for the Dream King"
Date: Thu, 1 Jul 1999 09:43:58 -0700 (PDT)
From: Jen X <jenx2413@yahoo.com>

EULOGY FOR THE DREAM KING

they're all asleep
empathy strikes
and i find myself
shattered by --
into astonishing fragments of normalcy
brought on by
a deluge of star wars
a flood of you
scattered carcasses of dreams,
now hollow,
spirits torn away,
their Brother pale --

morning so far
and tomorrow's gone
there's a road trip Dead ahead
shattered by --
consequences of the actions taking years
mixed into
this pride of star wars
and murder of you
ravens are messengers,
now useless,
spirit takes the internet,
her Brother gone --

love competes --
I wonder why none's called Love
for isn't she a contemporary, too
shattered by --
that thing Desire collecting on old favors
reeking of
fangirl's star wars (obi-wan kenobi)
and desperate attempts at you
I've been flailing,
now hopeless,
spirit can't swim on her own,
no Brother here --

sneeze if you're listening
caught a lite one
at least that's all that tori said
shattered by --
insistence upon my finding my voice
interrupted to
admiration of star wars
precognitive echoes of you
for i had my reasons,
then thoughtless,
spirit merging with mind,
my Brother dear.

Disclaimer: Sandman, the Dream King, and the rest of
the Endless belong to Neil Gaiman & DC/Vertigo. Star
Wars belongs to George Lucas, as does Obi-Wan Kenobi.
(Rats.) Tori Amos belongs to herself ... possible
paraphrases from "Caught a Lite Sneeze" and "Bells for
Her" also Tori's. Please let me know what you think!
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