Thursday, January 22, 2009



You want me to translate.
Words of joy, words of sorrow, words dewdrop fragile, words of hope that dance on the breeze.
I refuse. No, I wont.
Shrug.
Shan’t. Tweedle-dee. No. Nada.
But you’re good. Very good.
Sam, dam, dand, bhed- you try it all, so lightly, that gracious touch.
(No- I can’t translate that. Somewhat means- by all means fair or foul.)
I’m stubborn. Not an inch.
Why?
No, its not particularly tough.
No, not a scab issue; this little birdie long became a filthy hawk.
I dunno- but won’t.
Then you use that golden allure. Your contacts.
What a lovely tantalizing thread.
A shortcut to “apply apply, no reply”.
Quid pro quo. No free lunch.
You know I’m hungry for that one chance.
But I won’t budge.
I’m stubborn that way.
No bargains.

11 comments:

AmitL said...

Hi,Austy!!That was mite confusing!!Though,quite liked the last lines' I'm stubborn that way.No bargains'..grin grin.

Anonymous said...

Yes, you are stubborn.
Eigensinnig. Dein eigener Kopf.

austere said...

Amit- I don't buy that! Of course you got every darn word.


mago-eh? herr magician, trust you said something nioe. :)

austere said...

ha ha ha... babelfish says "your own head"

quin browne said...

i say it so often, your words leave a wonderful flavour on the tongue after they are read aloud.

AmitL said...

hehehe..:)U didn't get me-the lines were clear-the fact that you're stubborn that way(only) was confusing.:)

soleil said...

hmmm.

My Unfinished Life said...

no bargains...??? are you sure...???

Anonymous said...

Two cheers for stubborness here! hip-hip-hooray!

Would you like to play the part of the kettle or the pot? :)

austere said...

proxima- can I morph? Make that deep dark blackish black, please. ho hum hooray.

shootin- yep

soleil- great! hmm? now translate that for me..

Amit- ha ha ha.

quin- these ones were a temper tantrum. :) thanks but.

Portia said...

Stubborn, yes, and maybe not a fan of saying no? I can relate! You strike me as so composed, regardless. Sounds like you are taking care of yourself...I hope all is well:)