Poetizing spontaneously without combusting
I was just contacted by the InterGalactic Governing Organization (IGGO) that they have appointed me as their official Poet Laureate for the coming 5 years. What an honor! My first action is to make all living poets millionaires. I have already contacted the InterGalactic Monetary Organization (IGMO) to place $1,000,000 in each poet's bank account.
It took Coltrane to help me understand Malcolm
(Portrait of Malcom X by Bruni)
I put Coltrane’s horn
between my ears
and he riddles them
with exclamation points
Trane twists my insides
until I see outsides
Crying out about pain
and humiliation
Coltrane exhausts
my mind
satisfies soul
Malcolm X
repeats the refrain
his voice melodious
filled with passion
and intelligence
making points
castigating
oppression
in all its hidden
forms
This was Malcolm X
a man accused
of separatism
and egotism
I dug deeper
found a man
who moved
mountains
of Human Rights
with unity and dignity
for all peoples
I don’t think we
understood Malcolm X
we listened to the leaves
and did not embrace
the tree
Before his haj
Malcolm only saw black
after his pilgrimage
he did not see color
only humanity
© 2012 lgjaffe
One of my favorite pieces reborn and revisited yet again!
I had unprotected poetry last night
it was unexpected you know
spontaneous and we did not use anything
we just went at it to keep the mood.
It was incredible but not safe
and now I am worried
cause it can be infectious and dangerous
to say things without a condom.
It could be disastrous to speak without protection
A guy should not have unprotected poetry
he should take more responsibility than that
not just leave it up to the girl.
It was so irresponsible of me
to have unprotected poetry
to not even ask or consult
her about poetry control methods
she might be using or gulp not using.
What if she gets poetically pregnant
and wants to have my poem?
Or what if she has some kind
of poetically transmitted disease
you know PTD –
and we have to wait
and see what happens
taking regular poetry tests
to see if we’ve got it.
But wow
we actually did it last night –
We had poetry…
How many people
in this day and age
have pure unprotected poetry?
We should be thankful for that
after all it was good poetry
we both really enjoyed it!
We soared like angels
without wings
never coming down
just coming
poetically, that is.
But what a high
to hit that climax
and feel like you
will never be mortal again…
Now that you’ve had
unprotected poetry
who can protect you?
Now that you’ve had
unsafe poetry
and want to do it
again and again
and again…
Cause it don’t feel
the same
with a poetic condom
blocks off the all feeling
and the flow.
And the words
the words
are stopped short
with safe protected poetry
and I will never
write that way again!
© 2012 lgjaffe
Even
if my eyes
be blind
I will know
Freedom
by her touch.
And even
if my fingers
be bleeding
I will know
Freedom
by her sound.
And even
if my ears
be silent
I will know
Freedom
by her scent.
And even
if my senses
are struck
I will know
Freedom…
© 2012 lgjaffe
In dedication of Holocaust Remembrance Day
Once upon a time
there was a holocaust…
Millions died
because of one man
because of one people
Because of a silence
so unprofound
that people were
caused not to speak
They were cautioned
not to breathe
and whatever faint
breaths they had
were better he
than me
And this silence
grew until
it became a loud noise
And today we
revere that silence
with more silence
And yes
millions are still
easily slaughtered
And economies
of life
are shattered
And people
would rather protest
than live
And still
the silence
remains
And we celebrate
that silence
today
Isn’t it fitting?
© 2012 lgjaffe
You
&
I
In a precisely
designed moment
You
&
I
are
Us
Like a kite
flying at midnight
Like a rainbow
over the sea
Like a walk
on the Left Bank
Like the scent
of fresh baked bread
Perfection
A nighttime
splendor
A reciprocal
passion
A mutual
comingling
A spiritual
connect
A sense
& sensibility
A uniting
distinguished
Us
© 2012 lgjaffe
Yet I sit here almost optimistic and consider us to be on the Eve of Construction. 10 years after that fateful day in September when the Twin Towers stood no more, we have construction, we have a memorial to those who lost their lives, we have a new tower being built at 1 World Trade Center. We have urban farming empowering people to grow their own healthy food, even in the middle of the city. We have artists using their art to enlighten and invoke peace and harmony.
Yes, there is much to be thankful for and much to create - it is a good create our future, our destiny lies in our hands and if we deliver from the heart and the soul we will succeed. It is a brilliant business, this one to create a better civilization. It is the job of each of us. It is time to end the mockery and the pettiness that envelopes our lives. It is time to reach out to our friends and neighbors and show them who we really are - that humanity is basically good.
We cannot let the bad guys win. We must take it upon ourselves to confront and handle what is wrong and move life forward. I do not mean to preach I just mean to put poetry in the world with a dash of harmony and some beauty. We must sparkle and live our lives to the peak. We must stay loyal to our beliefs. We must seek freedom for all and all for freedom.
We must make it the Eve of Construction.
Jaffe is an internationally known and an award winning writer, author and poet. Whether he is writing on technical subjects or social issues, he clearly writes from the heart with great clarity and understanding. Jaffe impacts audiences and readers with a rich emotional range, masterfully crafted. He has been the editor of SunbeltSecurityNews since 2005. As a writer, he specializes in making technical subjects straightforward and understandable. He has a flair for translating engineering talk into easy to understand every day English. Poetically, he has read his work in such distinguished locations as the Japanese American Museum, the Hammer Museum, the Museum of Tolerance, the Jewish Museum and the Museum of Literature in Prague and the Dylan Thomas Centre in Wales. He uses the aesthetic power of poetry to bring understanding to the world. He was the recent recipient of the Saint Hill Art Festival’s Lifetime of Creativity Award, the first time given to a poet.
