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“I’ll Try to Pencil You In” by Nenekiri Bookwyrm (read by the poet)
Today we present a poem by Nenekiri Bookwyrm, who makes games and writes stories. This poem is from the poetry chapbook “Your Life Has Been Rescheduled” coming soon. You can find more of his poems on his SoFurry page.
Read by the Poet.
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Transcript
You’re
Speaker:listening
Speaker:to
Speaker:Poetry
Speaker:Month
Speaker:on
Speaker:The
Speaker:Voice
Speaker:of
Speaker:Dog.
Speaker:This
Speaker:is
Speaker:Rob
Speaker:MacWolf
Speaker:your
Speaker:fellow
Speaker:traveler,
Speaker:and
Speaker:Today
Speaker:we
Speaker:present
Speaker:a
Speaker:poem
Speaker:by
Speaker:Nenekiri
Speaker:Bookwyrm, who
Speaker:makes games
Speaker:and
Speaker:writes
Speaker:stories.
Speaker:This
Speaker:poem
Speaker:is
Speaker:from
Speaker:the
Speaker:poetry
Speaker:chapbook “Your
Speaker:Life
Speaker:Has
Speaker:Been
Speaker:Rescheduled”
Speaker:coming
Speaker:soon!
Speaker:You
Speaker:can
Speaker:find
Speaker:more
Speaker:of
Speaker:his
Speaker:poems
Speaker:on
Speaker:his
Speaker:SoFurry
Speaker:page.
Read
by
Speaker:the
Speaker:Poet.
Please
enjoy
“I’ll
Try
Speaker:to
Speaker:Pencil
Speaker:You
Speaker:In”,
Speaker:a
Speaker:poem by Nenekiri
Speaker:Bookwyrm
I can’t
transcend
Speaker:my
Speaker:flesh
I
have
Speaker:a
Speaker:meeting
Speaker:tomorrow
Speaker:at 9
No
time
Speaker:for
Speaker:deeper
Speaker:introspection
When
the
Speaker:quarter
Speaker:ends
Speaker:this
Speaker:month
I
think
Speaker:often
Speaker:of
Speaker:conversations
Late
night
Speaker:confessionals
Speaker:with
Speaker:the
Speaker:trappings
Speaker:of
Speaker:ritual
Where
I
Speaker:briefly
Speaker:glimpse
Speaker:some
Speaker:higher
Speaker:truth
Before
it
Speaker:dances
Speaker:out
Speaker:of
Speaker:my
Speaker:perception
It’s
by
Speaker:design,
Speaker:of
Speaker:course
Speaker:it
Speaker:is
God
forbid
Speaker:there
Speaker:is
Speaker:a
Speaker:moment
Speaker:of
Speaker:peace
The
deadlines
Speaker:march
Speaker:ever
Speaker:onward,
Speaker:steadfast
Speaker:and
Speaker:resolute
Which
line
Speaker:was
Speaker:it,
Speaker:exactly,
Speaker:that
Speaker:gave
Speaker:up
Speaker:my
Speaker:spirit?
I
struggle,
Speaker:often,
Speaker:to
Speaker:explain
Speaker:my
Speaker:religion
The
oddball
Speaker:intricacies
Speaker:of
Speaker:a
Speaker:personal
Speaker:revelation
I
am
Speaker:too
Speaker:cowardly
Speaker:to
Speaker:touch
Instead,
I
Speaker:search for
Speaker:understanding
Speaker:that
Speaker:will
Speaker:not
Speaker:come
I
took
Speaker:a
Speaker:detour
Speaker:on
Speaker:my
Speaker:usual
Speaker:walk
As
I
Speaker:heard
Speaker:something
Speaker:call
Speaker:out
Speaker:to
Speaker:me
Deep
within
Speaker:a
Speaker:copse
Speaker:of
Speaker:trees
Just
down
Speaker:the
Speaker:hill
Speaker:with
Speaker:the
Speaker:sign
Speaker:that
Speaker:read
“No
Trespassing”
I
stepped
Speaker:into
Speaker:the
Speaker:circle
Speaker:and
Speaker:was
Speaker:overcome
The
spirals
Speaker:of
Speaker:green
Speaker:and
Speaker:the
Speaker:strange
Twisting
growth
Speaker:of
Speaker:the
Speaker:old
Speaker:trees
Speaker:fascinate
Unbidden,
the
Speaker:words
Speaker:come
Speaker:to
Speaker:my
Speaker:lips
“I
know
Speaker:I
Speaker:am
Speaker:not
Speaker:welcome.
I
take
Speaker:no
Speaker:pictures,
Speaker:only
Speaker:memories.”
I
couldn’t
Speaker:take
Speaker:a
Speaker:picture,
Speaker:even
Speaker:if
Speaker:I
Speaker:wanted
I
left
Speaker:my
Speaker:phone
Speaker:in
Speaker:the
Speaker:car
Peculiar,
isn’t
Speaker:it?
How
could
Speaker:I
Speaker:have
Speaker:known
Speaker:in
Speaker:advance?
On
the
Speaker:way
Speaker:to
Speaker:the
Speaker:grove,
Speaker:I
Speaker:saw
Speaker:a
Speaker:dog
All
white
Speaker:and
Speaker:fluffy
Speaker:like
Speaker:a
Speaker:living
Speaker:snowbank
Later,
I
Speaker:saw
Speaker:their
Speaker:twin
A
black
Speaker:lab
Speaker:lazing
Speaker:in
Speaker:the
Speaker:sun,
Speaker:guarding
Speaker:a
Speaker:pool
Am
I
Speaker:silly
Speaker:for
Speaker:seeing
Speaker:signs
Speaker:that
Speaker:are
Speaker:not
Speaker:there?
For
trying
Speaker:to
Speaker:interpret
Speaker:the
Speaker:calm
Speaker:and
Speaker:peace
Speaker:as
Speaker:other?
But
I
Speaker:suppose,
Speaker:when
Speaker:you
Speaker:have
Speaker:run
Speaker:from
Speaker:it
Speaker:long
Speaker:enough
Rest
is
Speaker:a
Speaker:foreign
Speaker:god
Speaker:you
Speaker:are
Speaker:not
Speaker:ready
Speaker:to
Speaker:know
This
was “I’ll
Speaker:Try
Speaker:to
Speaker:Pencil
Speaker:You
Speaker:In”
Speaker:by
Speaker:Nenekiri
Speaker:Bookwyrm
Speaker:read for
Speaker:you
Speaker:by
Speaker:the
Speaker:Poet.
Speaker:Thank
Speaker:you
Speaker:for
Speaker:listening
Speaker:to
Speaker:The
Speaker:Voice
Speaker:of
Speaker:Dog.
