Unbelievable
By Jennifer Pickup
Unbound's first first-time novelist - her pitch is almost a movie in itself...
Tuesday, 6 December 2011
Poem for Tonight. And Life.
Only Alice (6th December, 2011)
Lift foot off the gas; I’m slowing this down:
a series of journeys that never end;
if life has no meaning, what do I read
in all of this? And why the sacrifice?
Decelerate: time bleeds red into white
and blackens; I shift through patterns of work
and sleep; other needs matter not. Shattered.
Don’t admit defeat; play, smile and eat; keep
breathing. Can you feel my heart beating slow;
rise and fall with echoes of what I know?
Pull wheel to the left, and then to the right:
I twist and turn; brake, accelerate, fight.
Open roads are pure American dreams,
right? British hearts seek destinations; they
chase white rabbits for explanations, and
bury themselves in their deprivations.
Tonight, I blink at the blank white screen; I
try to apply restraint to the shape of
my words, but find no boundary. Clocks are
the only obstacles: they go light speed.
I’m only Alice for this one night stand,
against the walls I’ve built; I will show my
hand. So, eat me, drink me, devour my mind;
you’ll go blind. Accelerate: tears disguise.
Jennifer Pickup
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posted 7th December 2011
Thank you, Karl! 6 days...! x
posted 7th December 2011
One of my News Years resolutions, yes I know its a little early, is to start making short films. Get my creative side going again. Your pitch was partly responsible for that. Anyhow, to ease my way in I was going to start with turning some poems in shorts. Do you have any you think might enjoy the treatment? Just a thought :). And, how many sleeps now! lol
posted 13th December 2011
Hey! Sorry, just seen this message! I have a lot of poems - have a look at:
http://www.abctales.com/user/jennifer
and have a read and see what you think! Glad the pitch has inspired you - I love the video, and think short film making is a fab New Year's resolution! Still deciding on mine! x
posted 23rd December 2011