agnes martin
the documentary put me to sleep
not its fault I will watch again
not the point
one’s back to the world this captured and lingers
letting my body respond in the way it must
to hold a truth that is emotion deep
and let it do its work
this is what remains after the wishes run out
and what is left needs to be organized into a form that can carry the weight of the mind flung further afield than originally agreed upon by the heart
3 thoughts on "agnes martin"
Leave a Reply
You must be logged in to post a comment.
Love “to hold a truth that is emotion deep/and let it do its work/this is what remains after the wishes run out”
You have some wonderful expressions in this, as Shaun pointed out.
Question: Do you need “and let it do its work.” I feel like you’re already showing us this. Just a thought! I would tell my students “make sure every word is paying its rent to be in your poem. Any that aren’t get eviced.”LoL Bill Faulkner told writers to “be willing to kill your darlings.” Don’t throw them out. Stash those lines on index cards as they just might find a home in another poem. (Feel free to ignore me.)
You are writing some wondeful work. I especially like your “kickstart” poems, e.g. the ones with the title that is a functioning part of the poem, leads the reader into the poem. Well done!
I see your point EE and will explore further! I can’t seem to do a poem other than to ‘kickstart’; it’s just how it makes sense, or goes on, for me. Thank you for giving me the term for what it is 🙂 I probably won’t rework this poem and yet, it may not get out of my head, now that I’ve read your suggestion!
I worry I leave too many blank spaces in my poems, so to restate a given interpretation needs some consideration. I can see how the read let’s that line easily fall away…