Monday, November 23, 2009

hope this verse'll do; if not, voodoodoo doodoo you (ipod ramblings)

(note: first word is the unstressed syllable. now you may proceed.)

when did careful mix tapes turn to shuffled ipods?
why am i writing in verse, you might mention?
moreover, when most of my mind's on the nod
why do i perversely attempt to do scehnsion???

well, i feel a slight pressure lately to write
so scribble i shall, while music a-listenin'
tho life's quite mundane, really, to be polite
...downright boring's the actual description

yeah, i got hives the other day bad
and wanted to jump off a cliff and to drink
but dad sez it's stress and that caused me glad
cause stressors will terminate with time's what i think

now phil alvin's on, my future ex-husband
tho i know he's even more batty than i be
i first saw his face when four plus a dozen
and broadsided by hormones went blasters-band crazy

so now i'm just sittin and drinking detox tea
helped angie move to new house this p.m.
hoping this stupid itch will soon leave me be
so tomorrow with dusk devils i'll flat-git-out rock 'em

so now you can see why i ain't a verse writer
it's so hard to focus when allergy's're itchin
please comment and tell me how you be a fighter
cause when i pay heed to you i stop a-bitchin

ps - re below comments: no, that's not my sister, but my friend tammy in the pic, tho surely we are genetic relatives along some branch of the human tree, further evidenced by our nasal resemblance... & no, heheheheh, that's not me on the rev horton heat poster, but thanks for making my evening picturing that while i sit here itching & scratching & feeling like some bloated leviathan, wondering what the heck i'm allergic to this time aside from the whole frigging planet earth.
aaah.... the isleys... aaah... the red devils... aaah slim harpo... life is good in spite of me. :)
btw, you can still buy big manny's christmas LP, on which i participated, at this website: The Big Manny Christmas Album

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

why does the image of a bloated, scratching,hive covered,leviathan jenny angel make a person smile? i think I should feel bad - but i guess that's just the power of jenny

Anonymous said...

A fighter? Hmmm...I think just still being here/being around might qualify a little... And being me in spite of what age and expectations might seem to dictate are good too...

Anonymous said...

Jenny free verse/free association
Artistic
Intelligent
Complex
Vulnerable
In charge
Caring
Out there
Everywhere
Somewhere
Bettie page
Words lyrics music magic mystery
Rubik cube

Hmmm..,, what do ya think???

jenny page said...

wow... i think i feel a little less leviathanic, on some level... thank you, anonymous angel. :) you CAN post your name or initials, you know... or tell me who you are!! then i can buy you a drink or soda at our next show for taking the time to be nice.
best to all :)

Memphis Mike said...

When that urge comes...whether it be to drink or scratch yourself bloody...or simply to just do something you know you'd regret...just reach down into your ever-amazing soul and pluck out those notes like only you, in this moment, can. When in doubt...run...scream...jump...laugh...or just walk it off coach. When in doubt...reach for the small pleasures in life...the flowers, honeybees and ever precious pancakes...but merely taste...don't horde.

Remember, YOU make this world a much nicer place for those like me...in turn, I will always endeavour to make it a nicer place for you. :-)

If all else fails...put on Testament, crank it up past 14 and boogie on down lil girl, boogie on down! ;-)