THE NIGHT IS MY HAVEN, MY SANCTUARY; IT CRADLES MY MUSE, MY VIGOR, MY SANGUINITY.
WHEN THEE AFTER DUSK COMETH LOOKING FOR ME, I REFLECT UPON THEE THAT'D COMETH ONTO ME.

The Fellowship

Sunday, July 23, 2006

topsy-turvy

who's to say what's top and bottom,
i'm'na turn the whole thing upside down,
tonight my imagination catches flight
and there's no stopping curiosity...

who's to differentiate right from wrong,
i'm'na turn ur perspective around,
my sight chases a distant kite,
just as my flight catches wind...

who's to say what's done can't be undone,
i'm'na flip the hourglass around,
my sails catch the westward wind,
one glide is all it takes to rediscover time...

who's to say what's whack; what's not,
counter spin your brain around,
u'll see that tizzy is the state to be,
to be high and floating around cloud nine...

who's to say what's noise from sound,
i'm'na tune u to mother nature's song,
give your brains the needed wings,
be an aide to my quest for abstraction...

who's to say what's beautiful; what's not
i'm'na turn the fish bowl around,
what you see bottom-up,
is the truth unknown top-down...

11 comments:

Crouching Tigress said...

Hehe! Nice.

Swathi Sambhani aka Chimera said...

'give your brains the needed wings,
be an aide to my quest for abstraction... '
wow...

M (tread softly upon) said...

I thought that was just beautiful. BUt then who is to say what is beautiful or not, eh? I think beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder.

Trevor Penn said...

@ searchinformrmojorising
Thank you. :) Been a while, good to have you back.

@ swathi
Accidents happen. :)

@ m(tsu)
you're being generous with your praise . Thanks. :)

@ isis panthea
hehehehehe... didn't i tell you, i will continue to rattle middle earth ! :P Yes, the mood has changed. I hope the reason stays put though.

Fosix said...

nice...

second_wind said...

as isis puts it...u better urself everytime. And now..dont be modest :D

Trevor Penn said...

@ fosix
thank you, man-of-few-words. :P Bet that's the first time you've heard that. :P

@ second wind
LOL... you leave me no scope for words. Actually, i dont think i'm getting any better; i suppose i've just tuned y'all to my croon. :)

Fosix said...

yeah... definitely the shortest comment i have posted... EVER !!

since i'm intelluctually and artistically challenged, i lack the capability to understand your poem and come up with some comment(s) full of *ahem* you-know-what :D

Sin said...

Ooh! That made me dizzy!! Awesome :)

Neha said...

this reminds me of a song... which has lyrics which begin with who's to say... cant remember right now though which one it is...

Trevor Penn said...

@ fosix
well.. you're better off not making a fool of urself like i do... I know someone out there is LOLing reading my stuff...

@ truth fairy
tizzy not dizzy ;) :)

@ neha
yup, that's where the second and eighteenth line come from; upside down. Many different versions out there though, including one lullaby.