I Will Stand Naked
No sirens but the engine's the same red
We are tired of shivering
And crouching over lentils on onion nan
We are weary of hearing 911 jokes
So much so that we have no choice but to become one
And Police says to Fire, I'll roll if you will
I cannot slip through the bars of this cracked-out hotel
Should have gone to Half Moon Bay
Should've become a stream of light and darted through the keyhole
Officer, I've never seen her before
A man is wrapped in terrycloth wrath
Well I've never seen Mount Meru or my face without a mirror
But sure as birth, breathing, rent day and death
I have never, ever seen you!
The cops have my name on torn white paper
That night I bought a Blackberry
Short-circuited sleep and then EVICTION
No 14-days notice you are on the street
I'm not afraid of lawsuits
I'll see you at the checkout desk
You can forget about your key deposit
Doesn't matter how many times you dip it in gold
It won't pay the landlord's insurance
Well I may not fight but I sure as the stars can claim my pride
And I will stand naked in my own home
And I will stand naked there
There's a seed of attachment inside me
It bloomed when I paid for this hole
I will occupy it naked as daylight
And I will sing clearly and with resonance
My lungs will swell with each inhalation of the air inside this space
And music will expand in perfectly concentric circles
Throughout this, my room
And the violet flame of purification will pass over me and through me
In this place that for a short time in my mind was my home
And believe these words born from the flesh of these walls
That, windows open and shades torn down
I will stand naked in my own home
I am woman inside this hotel and I will stand naked in my own home
I am indivisible by the hand that takes my keys from me
My integrity is more solid than before
I am more vibrantly visible than I ever was
I am the silver light that guides my grounding cord
Straight through to the center of my floor
I feel the multiplication of every cell of my body
The unparalleled clarity of all my senses
I hear the affirmation of myself resound throughout this chamber
You can take it away from me, Honey
But until then I will be standing pompous in my nudity
Centering, aligning my seven charkas with the core of this room
The water inside my toilet runs like a creek throughout the pipes
But in my mind it is a waterfall transposed to a Pure Land
And I will turn on the TV and jack up the sound
I will fluff my pillows and recline with ease
I will eat Thai food here and let the sauce seep through the carton
Onto the wooden folding table
And I will let loose a cackle and howl to every light fixture
And as sure as I was born without a bra
I will stand naked in my own home!
- Thora Zine
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very nicely written though. nice flow.
how was your last Black Widows show on sunday?