Dim lights for Brim and Grim
Ok, this is actually older but doesn’t really belong in the “Past Rhymes” section, it was for a spoken word workshop by Willie Perdomo we had at school and we were trying to emulate another poem-”Sadie and Maude” (Gwendolyn Brooks) It was supposed to tell a story and have some kind of twist in it. Not sure if I have the “What it’s like to have a 19 hour day” anywhere but I’ll look around for it and try to get it up here, I actually didn’t rhyme there which is important to me. Note for this: It’s not the original, I thought I had it with me but can’t find it now so I’m writing down what I remember.
Brim and Grim only just met the other day
Grim was cold, clingy and never knew what to say
Grim never cared for what was wrong or what was right
In fact, he only seemed to like what was pleasing in his sight
Nobody could afford to try and let them fall
With sin setting in to all their skin in the midst of this squall
Grim forgot that he once knew the answer to his life’s bitter distortion
As his memory reached abortion
Grim negelcted everything he’d ever loved or valued
Within his wanton willingness of mood
Brim didn’t even know he existed
Until the mind became conflicted
If anyone or anything ever knew the answer
To why Grim was now dying, eaten by his cancer
They never said a word
To help Brim along as she saw this life as too absurd
“I fell off the edge
But he caught me all alone
But even he had his own strife
And held a heart of stone
He lied and cheated, even to his kin
Alone he came and alone he went
But even that was not enough
To make him repent
But tiresome eyes didn’t get bored
As his string was slowly shortened
I did not see myself and he
So no forgiveness I would lend”
Brim’s reflections in her eyes were all too sparse and varied
From day to day she wasted away till the day she…married
Happily now and forever in this mind
Can you finally see how you’ve been blind?
If not then tell me now though it shouldn’t matter
Because we’re all stuck in a place that doesn’t flatter
The mind or the brain when both could be insane
As you calmly swerve,
________________out of control,
___________and crash,
_____________________just trying,
______________________________to change a lane.
