I Shout it Out Loud

At a community open mic called The Bridge, we were challenged to write s song about learning. Have no idea where the idea to take on the Millennial age group as the protagonist came from and I researched what is going on in that world. Here is what I came up with.

VS

Don’t block the driveway

Don’t you park here

Nowhere to go now

There’s a hydrant over there

(It’s a dogs life) 

VS 

Where is that streetcar

It’s so late again, 

Look out, that car’s too close

Puddle is splashing

(Dripping wet) 

CH

I shout it out loud 

My face is red 

I shout it out loud 

Frustration I guess 

Or am I dismissed  

I shout it out loud 

What can I change 

What is the lesson here 

What’s the message I’m missing 

I shout it out loud 

I shout it out loud 

I shout it out loud 

VS 

Face Book is happy

They don’t have a care

I’m the one that’s shackled

To the merry-go-round here

(Ya nauseous) 

VS 

I’ll put on the brakes

Talk good to my brain

Snow my own gatekeepers

Move on out with 808

(Make some noise) 

CH

I shout it out loud 

My face is red 

I shout it out loud 

Frustration I guess 

Or am I dismissed  

I shout it out loud 

What can I change 

What is the lesson here 

What’s the message I’m missing 

I shout it out loud 

I shout it out loud 

I shout it out loud 

BR

Don’t want any handout  

Want space to grow 

Be brave you guardians

Unlock the zoo

Big game guardians

Unlock the zoo

What are you afraid of?

OUT

I’ve been locked out      

Give me a chance         

What is the lesson here 

What’s the message I missed                        

I shout it out loud          

I shout it out loud                    

There's a secret deal 

I’m breaking the code 

I own what I know         

I own what I do   

I shout it out loud          

I shout it out loud          

I shout it out loud         

I shout it out loud 
    

Object Writing May 16-19

Snippets

90 seconds

….Ground soft, tingly, on my back…. Birds, birds, birds, sing, sing, sing, clover field white and green, crunching with the roll over to look closer at you….

5 Minutes

….You are in the mirror with last nights sleep still hanging on; a drunken friend’s arm around your shoulder….

10 minutes

…..My hands are in my pockets to hug me and hold me. I’m bent a bit from the weather outside and the weather inside……

Object Writing May 15-19

Object Writing based on Pat Pattison’s exercises. Haven’t done it for a few years. Used to do it regularly, on the streetcar, on the way to work, to wake up the brain for the day ahead.

Decided to do it again for a week or so, as prescribed, for exactly 10 minutes, right after sliding out of bed.

May 15/19

Impetuous spray acidy shower – blinking - the smell is distinctly orange as I peel the thick skin from the inner flesh my fat fingers slip a bit on the outer moisture and inner juice that (the) nose knows the smell. My mouth is anticipating the fresh tingle of fruit hitting the tongue and cheeks. I look around sheepishly as some juice is dripping in spite of my careful attention. The airport lounge is echoing with the tiny wheels whining, hushed tones of parents soothing the cranky kids and tap tap of hard shoes and squeak of soft soles on the floor. The cathedral space is reverent. No one wants to make too much of a fuss. Each of us is in our own state of excitement. I’m hungry knowing there is time. Pull out the creaking plastic bag and slide open the re-useable track. There is a red apple. Exchange the thick, soft orange rind for the hard thin skin. Bite in with a pop and another spray, this time another smell replacing the….

Silky sleek water lying quietly deep

Silky sleek water lying quietly deep

Spooning each bank without a crease

The starry film is glassy and dark

Everyone seems to be asleep

Faerie Queen and her Daughter

Skip across the still water

Light tiny steps in harmony

No melody so true or softer.

The Indigo water holds the Magic

Ancient history in gravity

We may not see it at all

Cool June Moon is the key

Downstream

The voodoo breaks

Smooth avenue shakes

Water wakes

Babble and Hum

From calm Indigo to foam Green , 

The water wakes

Downstream

The duet sails to a faster tune

Ease and Flow

Away they go

We are with them now

Feel the glow

How do we know

We just know

The air is fresh

Anticipate what’s next

How do we know

We just know

Bring the oars in

Let our boat swim

Who wants it calmer?

Not the Faerie Queen and her Daughter