[jerome]

Originally Posted by Boogster

Do any of you like poetry? Have you read any poetry outside of school? Have a favourite poem/poet? Ever tried (seriously) writing a poem?

I think GD needs more literary threads.

yes.

this is something i hold pretty close to me, i never managed to find out who it was by, and it was recited to me by the vocalist of one of my favourite bands (Gatbsys American Dream):

"there's a bluebird in my heart that wants to get out but i'm too tough for him, i say, "stay in there, i'm not going to let anybody see you". there's a bluebird in my heart that wants to get out but i pour whiskey on him and inhale cigarette smoke and the whores and the bartenders and the grocery clerks never know that he's in there. there's a bluebird in my heart that wants to get out but i'm too tough for him, i say, "stay down, do you want to mess me up? you want to screw up the works? you want to blow my book sales in Europe?" there's a bluebird in my heart that wants to get out but i'm too clever, i only let him out at night sometimes when everybody's asleep. i say, "i know you're there, so don't be sad." then i put him back, but he's singing a little in there, i haven't quite let him die and we sleep together like that with our secret pact and it's nice enough to make a man weep, but i don't weep, do you?"

edit: it's not exactly poetry mind you but still.