Lateral Guilt
By: Jason R.
Written October 27th, 2006

You are the place I’ve stayed too long
Our vocal battles always ended in drama
But I learned about spoons and candles
About justifying addictions
By using my body as a weapon

You push me away
Even as you reach out blindly
For my touch to comfort you
Yet you sell your body for money
I guess being a stone
Protects your fragile mind
With denial

I want to be unfeeling
I want to be a stone
I want to be you
John

“Another piece about John and his affect
on my life.”

If you would like to know more about the boy this piece is written about. Check out my piece called, The 90's(Jason and John) As well as Duel of Love and I Devise my Own Demise. All three are connected and about the same boy.

I like this piece in a very vague way; It's hard to pin-point why I like it. It's succinct, straightforward and almost feels like it's a few stanzas from a larger piece. Very nice.

Menzo

You're right Menzo,

Lateral Guilt is, for lack of a better word, a small interlude right in the middle of a much longer piece. I think of it as a bridge from one piece to the next.

This super poem, fifty-three pieces total, was written last year and told a single story chronicling the summer I turned 24.

I can't believe you picked up on that, kind of amazing but very cool. That leads me to believe that you really like to read poetry, and that you try to understand it as well. Nice.

Thanks for the words

Jason R.

Well, I was going to agree with Menzo...but now it'll just look like I'm ripping him off in terms of insight

In any case, I like it as well and did note that it seemed to be a part of the saga you discuss in your other poems.


Well done,
Kevin