| Author | Message | ||
| Kevin C.
New member Username: task Post Number: 12 Registered: 07-2005 |
Cathode ray tubes ignite electric beams vibrating between magnetic resistance. Bodies, arms, legs, interlaced in the rhythmic flicker; its refresh rate barely able to keep up. So you want a revolution, seduced by its adulterous appeal. Sing a song for the computer age. Dance to the digitized frequency modulated airwaves. Make love to you pixel technography while your wife waits in the next room patiently painting her nails and pondering your wedding day. | ||
| Cary
Member Username: ponderlust Post Number: 66 Registered: 07-2005 |
Task... This poem does allow me to form my own conclusion and in doing so, it inspires me to puzzle over the pieces. This has me seeing the computer as a mistress that can give you the world... a wedge between a husband and wife. How else would it be possible for a wife to patiently wait for her husband's (next) wedding day? Very pixelesque and your line breaks are keen. Cary... | ||
| Jim Doss
Senior Member Username: jimdoss Post Number: 1679 Registered: 12-2003 |
Kevin, A lot of truth in that last sentence. Jim Learning to Talk Again is now available at http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1411625552, or http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?isbn=1411625552. | ||
| M
Board Administrator Username: mjm Post Number: 4703 Registered: 11-1998 |
Quite a punch in the stomach to internet porn and those obsessed with it, Kevin. A lot of internet "widows" are going to be impressed with this poem. Thanks for sharing. | ||
| Emusing
Moderator Username: emusing Post Number: 1350 Registered: 08-2003 |
A very insightful poem Kevin. Just a bit uncertain about the reference to the wife. Why does she ponder his wedding day? Is this in reference to his wedding the sites (an ironic jibe) or is this his fiance thinking about the wedding day while he spends his time on the porn sites? Probably the prior assessment but just checkin. E | ||
| Kevin C.
New member Username: task Post Number: 13 Registered: 07-2005 |
Well, it's not meant to be specifically about internet porn, though on a certain level that is certainly part of it. To me this poem is about the de-humanizing of the human experience. The wife figure representing the human experience and the regret she feels. Also a warning not to lose touch with what makes us human such as personal relationships. You can see examples of a “counter-revolution” in the “old school” movement. Vinyl LP’s are becoming popular again because of their rich sound, vacuum tube electronics are in vogue for the same reason. Mechanical watches are benefiting from a renaissance. I suppose one could write a dissertation on the subject if they felt like it. I guess it’s also a longing for simpler times. | ||
| LJ Cohen
Moderator Username: ljc Post Number: 2543 Registered: 07-2002 |
Kevin, A strong piece, well written. You use images and sound well here. best, ljc http://ljcbluemuse.blogspot.com/ | ||
| "A-Bear"
Moderator Username: dane Post Number: 1168 Registered: 11-1998 |
Enjoyed as well, Kevin. Especially: "its refresh rate barely able to keep up." Appreciated your explanation as well and it was pretty much how I originally interpreted its meaning. Thanks for the verification. One final note, however, "love in a vacuum" will never replace "love with a vacuum (cleaner)." Now that's perverse - but only in some segments of our society. I'm sure a few will always disagree. D | ||
| Gary Blankenship
Senior Member Username: garyb Post Number: 4402 Registered: 07-2001 |
Kevin, welcome to Wild. A fine read and congrats on your HM for it. Thanks. Gary Drop in read the new MindFire, 2005's first Go in through http://www.mindfirerenew.com/ to get to the issue in a click or two. | ||
| Laurie Byro
Advanced Member Username: lauriette Post Number: 1122 Registered: 11-2003 |
congrats for fine work best wishes laurie | ||
| susan wiener
Valued Member Username: susie Post Number: 131 Registered: 07-2004 |
Very interesting! |
