it fell upon this paper, a muddied river

2.13.2008 [at eaps]

it fell upon this paper, a muddied river

and with each lettered word
that falls upon this paper,
I spell response

I respond to life that
calls out to me and I
am flooded with whispers

before me lay
a muddied river that flows
stronger than any wind that blows

the river that leads and ends
with some unknown destination

I built this raft to ride upon
I gave myself this single oar

from the river’s source I am carried
with only a pole to guide me

as I near the rivers end
the water becomes clear
and the water becomes salty

the sun shines bright
I, with my bleached shirt

waves splash upon my raft
I, with my salty hair

the ocean before me is vast
I, with my single oar

my raft is tightly bound
as the oar turns to mast
and shirt fashioned into sail

the muddied river lay behind me
and I call back,
flooding her with whispers

for each lettered word
that fell upon this paper,
I spelled response.




Kevin M. Reader

This is a square.

The Moments of your Life

5.13.2007 (2) [Café Kopi] The Moments of Your Life.

birth

[insert your moments here]


death





Kevin M. Reader

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I really like to challenge preconcieved notions of what is and is not art, poetry, etc. I really want to challenge people and make them create. Invoke a personal response. That sort of thing.

The Sis realized

Mayamerica

Trendsetter, mold-breaker, poster child. Call me what you will. I'm going to be putting up a show all about being Mayan. It's going to be a thesis project. There will be informed materials. But it is all accessible, and I know what I am doing. Oh wait, I don't have a clue what I'm doing, but I know where to fill in the gaps. I know how to pretend like I know what I am doing.

The scary part is that I am not Mayan and I want it to be well recieved. There will be hardships and frustrations, but I will endure and overcome.

Here goes nothing and here goes everything.

Blessful

Rhymes with stressful.

I'm blessed with a wide array of wonderful special people in my life.

I'm blessed with doing many wonderful wonderful things in my life, right now.

However, the added pressure of extra things causes one to stress out. I've never been that great at time management. I'm a procrastinator if I want to be. Although, I can be proactive. I go out and do things on my own when inspired.

Speaking of which, I think I've got this thesis thing figured out. As long as my chips fall into place and not off of my plate, then all will be in order. If not, its back to the proverbial drawing board. Problem is, my lead is broken, and I'm out of ink. If I can't do what I want, I'm going to have to play by the rules and do what someone else wants. Which is alright. I mean, we play by the rules to get ahead within a given system. However, when we challenge these rules and step outside of our normativity, we really begin to create. That's what I am out to do, create. Then re-create. Then recreate. Enjoy myself through relaxation and restore myself physically and mentally.

Oh yeah, Minneapolis was awesome. Takes a lot out of a person riding in a car for 18 hours out of a given 36. It was worth it, and the people made the experience all the more worthwhile. A lovely performance was given. In spite of this, it is always nice to come home to the person that you love.