when time collects the bag
it has to be in august.
b and i came into it,
w and j left out of it.
the Sanskrit glows on sacred
bricks. the faces, the silence;
crystalized into three ages.
chainlink thorns on sides made
of pain.
black heads blue eyes
to the east lays paradise.
to the west blue dreams
dunked into the black ocean.
mother crowned you prince with bone splints,
but father did not sup with you.
courtly sun king alone out loud;
in a dream that no one’s seen.
once you went to sleep
your soul did not recover.
no blood dies at 700,
early in the new world.
oh heart of hearts,
your star hangs above the floor.
third age in youth you left,
the somber august came in haste.
to Jean-Michel Basquiat
What can I say when you wrote something as simple and brilliant as ”black heads blue eyes
to the east lays paradise.”?
This one is so personal, so beautiful and personal that I don’t dare to say much, I don’t want to say something stupid about such a beautiful piece. Congratulations!
Thanks for sharing
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You’re too kind Poeta. I discovered Basquiats work after he died, but it really resonates with me. Thank you, and greetings from LA ☺
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