I wanted to have a space poem this post to go with the video but alas I have none to hand. It's rather like the mismatch between image and word that always occurs. Anyway on to the poem.
Here is a redrafted version, thanks go to the Secrets, once again, for their perception and their support.
ball and chained to that one event
road blocked not even a pavement
I imagine him staring out at the world through a letterbox
set in the stout locked door of a big house
and trying to conduct a conversation with the world
such is the event echo in which he lives
what ever I say nothing budges
I listen to him fill my ears with the clatter
of a canteen of cutlery poured onto quarry tiles
In this earlier version there is a dialogue between the narrator and the person he attempts to help. The Secrets felt that the metaphors confused the narrative. I leave it in for you to decide for yourself.
ball and chained to that one event
road blocked not even a pavement
he explains it thus
imagine staring out at the world through a letterbox
set in the stout locked door of a big house
and trying to conduct a conversation with the world
this is the event echo he lives in
I reach for a metaphor
consider a lock pick
false papers
or the power to walk through walls
my mouth makes a handbrake
just press the button and lower the lever
it is really that simple
nothing budges
and my ears fill with the clatter
of a canteen of cutlery poured onto quarry tiles
Metaphors are useful to convey big ideas succinctly. They enable you to get the gist across quickly. I think this poem is not in its final draft, but I am happy enough to share it.
Annabelle Chvostek has just released a video for her song Black Hole [it's on the Be The Media album, you can buy it here]. The video was thought up and made by Ximena Griscti.
Until next time.
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