I found this poem in the front of a book today...

[itallcrashedin]

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i want somebody who
can hold my interest
hold it and never let it fall
somebody who can flatten me
with a kiss that hits like a fist
or a sentence that stops me
like a brick wall
...
make me go
WHAT did you just say?

-Ani DiFranco

Comments

[fraulinepohl]

is that in a song of hers? i don't think that i know it but oh it is beautiful...

Ani DiFranco

[itallcrashedin]

I didn't know who she was -- just thought it was some poem. But when you mentioned it I looked her up -- gotta love the internet -- and wow! Awesome! A new musician for me to like! And an excellent lyricist. I don't know if that poem is one of her songs or not, but it touched me.

Re: Ani DiFranco

[fraulinepohl]

oh yes, ani is one of my favorites. when you'll hear her you may be a little surprised. she has a raw aspect to her sound but her lyrics are always beautiful.

Beautiful & Cruel

[anonymous]

"I have decided not to grow up tame like the others who lay their necks on the threshold waiting for the ball and chain. In the movies there is always one with red red lips who is beautiful and cruel. She is the one who drives the men crazy and laughs them all away. Her power is her own. She will not give it away."
-- "The House on Mango Street" by Sandra Cisneros

Or there's the one with the curly curly hair... HaHaHa!

This is a recent favorite quote of mine, reminding me to be patient, patient. My power is mine, as your power is yours Emily. We won't give it away.

*Heather