I was gunna
write this poem
about the feelings
I'm having
about dating you,
but there haven't been
any disasters,
and I'm not filled
with unattainable longing
and you're not at all cold
or distant
and I realized
there's no pressure
because you like
my actual natural self
and so I guess
I don't know
exactly what to say
or even exactly
how to write
a love poem
when I'm so
relaxed and happy.
-Jim DuBois
July 22, 2009
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Saturday, July 25, 2009
Love note poem #1 for Kara
Hey! It's wednesday,
and I miss you!
The hugging and kissing
and especially
the love.
and I miss you!
The hugging and kissing
and especially
the love.
-Jim
July 22, 2009
Sunday, July 19, 2009
I Wonder What Happened to Ferris Bueller
I wonder what happened
to Ferris Bueller
after his day off?
Did he pull more amazing stunts
until the end of his days
or did he get crushed
by the monotonous routines
of adult life?
Maybe he works at the Post Office
but hangs out smoking dope
with "Shaggy" (from Scooby Doo)
at night
and they talk for hours
about the good old days
when the kids were always right.
Maybe he got real fat
and loves bowling.
Maybe he doesn't give a fuck.
Maybe he's in a ditch somewhere
right now,
moaning, wishing for
the techni-color days
of high school to return.
Maybe he's dead
or a political activist
or both
or a vegetarian
or a card-carrying NRA member.
Who knows?
-Jim DuBois
July 15, 2000
to Ferris Bueller
after his day off?
Did he pull more amazing stunts
until the end of his days
or did he get crushed
by the monotonous routines
of adult life?
Maybe he works at the Post Office
but hangs out smoking dope
with "Shaggy" (from Scooby Doo)
at night
and they talk for hours
about the good old days
when the kids were always right.
Maybe he got real fat
and loves bowling.
Maybe he doesn't give a fuck.
Maybe he's in a ditch somewhere
right now,
moaning, wishing for
the techni-color days
of high school to return.
Maybe he's dead
or a political activist
or both
or a vegetarian
or a card-carrying NRA member.
Who knows?
-Jim DuBois
July 15, 2000
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Three Snakes
I saw these three snakes
and a ton of frogs
and it reminded me
of when
things like that
really mattered
-Jim DuBois
April 24, 2007
and a ton of frogs
and it reminded me
of when
things like that
really mattered
-Jim DuBois
April 24, 2007
Monday, July 6, 2009
In the Weeks Right After Josh Was Born
Once, in the weeks right after Josh was born,
I typed my thoughts into the computer,
and cried about how hard it is
to care about someone innocent
who you know
must face a hard world.
Not that I think the world is only hard.
I also think it is fantastic
and I love living.
There is so much to do,
so much I want to do.
-Jim DuBois
March 25, 2008
I typed my thoughts into the computer,
and cried about how hard it is
to care about someone innocent
who you know
must face a hard world.
Not that I think the world is only hard.
I also think it is fantastic
and I love living.
There is so much to do,
so much I want to do.
-Jim DuBois
March 25, 2008
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Continuing My Mission
I’m continuing my mission
to become closer
to these…
…humans, sir.
On the whole I am making
good progress:
I have walked among them,
gone to “parties”
and, in recent days,
have become intimately involved
with a woman…
She is my “girlfriend”,
as they call it
here on earth.
However,
there are times
when certain unforseen feelings
arise
and distract me
(albeit, momentarily)
from my main objective.
Jealousy,
anger,
loneliness, -
these unpleasant preoccupations
were not covered
thoroughly enough
in my training, sir.
I recommend a level 2 debriefing
for all personnel
engaged in “caring for one another”
and also for those
currently in training
to do so.
In closing,
I would like to give you
what the humans call
a “hug”.
***
It’s ok, sir:
I found them unpleasant at first, too.
With practice,
that will fade,
and one day
you might like them.
-Jim DuBois
Dec 15, 2000
to become closer
to these…
…humans, sir.
On the whole I am making
good progress:
I have walked among them,
gone to “parties”
and, in recent days,
have become intimately involved
with a woman…
She is my “girlfriend”,
as they call it
here on earth.
However,
there are times
when certain unforseen feelings
arise
and distract me
(albeit, momentarily)
from my main objective.
Jealousy,
anger,
loneliness, -
these unpleasant preoccupations
were not covered
thoroughly enough
in my training, sir.
I recommend a level 2 debriefing
for all personnel
engaged in “caring for one another”
and also for those
currently in training
to do so.
In closing,
I would like to give you
what the humans call
a “hug”.
***
It’s ok, sir:
I found them unpleasant at first, too.
With practice,
that will fade,
and one day
you might like them.
-Jim DuBois
Dec 15, 2000
Saturday, June 20, 2009
In the Winter, I saw Ducks
I hear the unceasing hum
of the traffic in the distance;
Everyone is rushing to get somewhere
and not spending much time
being anywhere.
In the winter, I saw ducks
swimming on an icy stream,
dipping their heads down into the water
to eat, like they always do.
I imagine the people turning off their cars
and placidly floating along like ducks
on the currents of life,
not controlled by those currents
and not resisting them either.
-Jim DuBois
This is an selection from my book of poetry philosophy, "Like the Sun". You can get a copy here
of the traffic in the distance;
Everyone is rushing to get somewhere
and not spending much time
being anywhere.
In the winter, I saw ducks
swimming on an icy stream,
dipping their heads down into the water
to eat, like they always do.
I imagine the people turning off their cars
and placidly floating along like ducks
on the currents of life,
not controlled by those currents
and not resisting them either.
-Jim DuBois
This is an selection from my book of poetry philosophy, "Like the Sun". You can get a copy here
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