a little romance with life

This is a response to one of my favorite poems titled 'Warning' by Jenny Joseph. You can see it here --> http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/warning/ Because I am young now I shall wear red With blue hair that goes blonde, and too many piercings And I shall spend my pocket money on beautiful diaries that I may never fill And bags, and say I've no money to eat out with friends. I shall ask each guy I like out for coffee And I shall hold hands and laugh out loud even if we're in a public place And run my soul along all beautiful things And make up for the sobriety that will be expected of me in a couple of years. I shall go out without my slippers in the rain And continue to try to catch butterflies And learn to snort. You can take a break from studies to explore new things And pretend to know everything even when you don't Or you could wipe your mind to learn anew And hoard poems and quotes and words in boxes. But later I will ha...

I have loved chaos and tried to stay away from symmetry The pictures on my wall are never in a straight line And my handwriting changes every day; Sometimes I like to say things that make people fumble And my lips speak what my heart feels I run towards extremes. And so, from where I look, the moon is always complete From where I walk, time moves fast and slows down with me From the angle I take, the picture looks gorgeous in it's asymmetry.

Say to me that sex is all about lust, and I will tell you How rare it is to find someone who makes you want to be naked When each and every day, all you’re told to do is hide under clothes So wear a bra, and panties, but that is not enough Add a layer of jeans and a t shirt, because that is the right way to be So don’t cry when you feel sad, and don’t laugh out too loud And anger is best expressed in suppression. There is a reason to rejoice when you find someone With whom you want to be naked Because you want to hold them tight and so close despite all the hair Because they’ll kiss you when you laugh and they'll kiss your tears So rejoice it when you find a person who loves it when you moan so loud And rejoice it harder when they moan with you For it is rare to find someone who’s worthy of knowing How beautiful you are without any clothes.

And ma’am, what shall I serve you today? Get me the hottest soup you have, my heart is as cold as my skin tonight I want to feel warm again, I want this mist to leave My bones can’t bear to be so numb, my hope needn’t shiver so Get me a meal that’ll remove this fog, Get me a meal to feel warm at heart. And tomorrow when it starts to melt again Get me the sweetest meal you can cook So that when I open my mouth, only the brightest words escape my lips So let there be light in my soul, and let there be space for more Get me the sweetest meal to fill this space Get me a meal that puts a shine on my face. And because with your love you’ll heal me so I’ll cook you meals to cure you too From your anger, your pain, your hurt I’ll serve you warm meals and sweet desserts We’ll dine together with these meals that heal To cure ourselves of the things we feel.