Jun 15 2009
“2 visions” by James Healy
at 6am
the gun first pressed to her brow
ten years ago
by the editor of cosmopolitan magazine
all spandex and day glo
and by the creative consultants of sundry advertising companies
like grinning puppets in a row
and by the programme planners of itv rte and the bbc
no no no
went off
and the body she had starved for so long
to attain their image
to obey their decree
made tangled
made desolate
made broken
ceased to beat 6am
jesus woke her from her sleep
that’s enough suffering for one lifetime
come with me
walking down d’olier street
they chatted like old friends
and she realised at last
that the rain is diamonds
The Heelers Diary is one of my favorite sites because it author, James Healy, is always surprising. I never know if he’s going to wax eloquent or embark on a flight of fancy. And then there’s the poetry…
Check it out. But don’t be fooled. His grandeous claim to the title of “Ireland’s Greatest Living Poet” is to obscure the fact that he really is a poet.
Visiting James is like a free writing lesson. And he’s as cute as a bug’s ear, too!
Adrienne, I was going to mock you about being captured by his pre-Raphaelite flirting techniques. But I confess I’m not entirely immune.
I have toyed with the idea of asking his mammy for his hand. However, I’m afraid I couldn’t keep him in the manner in which he’d like to become accustomed.