Blood and Guts: Helena Lazaro
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Prose Poetry 2001
September 10, 2005 05:05 PM

I found this today and it seemed right on the recent nightmare note. Written during a time when I was doing A LOT of development for the web page, obviously.


Nocturnal Admissions

Perfectly Pedicured FeetWhen I sleep, I dream of beautiful skin. I dream of waking in a pink puff of smoke wearing a dress made from rose petals. Marabou slippers. Perfectly pedicured feet. As a child, I thought that spiders would find me asleep. Upon rising, I believed every mark to be that of the deadly black widow; lived in fear of its poisonous bite. Now I dream them ten feet tall, male and awful. I dream in html, my subconscious fears and desires being uploaded onto the world wide web without my consent, beyond my control. Scroll down to see my broken heart. Download a sound file of my sweating the nightmare. Watch streaming video of my face coming off, night after night. Click on the icon of my sleeping breasts, and read all the reasons you should love me. Sign the guestbook, leaving your mark on my neck. In the morning, I will imagine you with eight legs, the death of me—my beautiful skin and perfectly pedicured feet, tucked in their marabou slippers.


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Comments

Wow ... all I can say is awesome :) chilling and beautiful at the same time.

Posted by: Cookiebitch on September 10, 2005 07:57 PM

I'm not sure I wanted to know html dreams were possible, and yet I'm moved by your vision.

Posted by: claire on September 11, 2005 06:18 PM

Thanks, guys!

I always feel bad posting poetry because...well, because it's poetry. Most people find it boring. But sometimes I have to, because the domain is poethelena and I'd feel like a charlatan otherwise.

I'm glad you don't hate it. Yet.

Posted by: Helena on September 12, 2005 10:50 AM

I'd just like to make a comment about your GINGER shoes, which I'm sure I saw her wearing on that island with all those castaways.

Hawt!

Posted by: Pauly D on September 12, 2005 04:05 PM

Every girl should have a pair. There's nothing more more versatile...perfect for lounging around looking glamorous, or...you know, getting stuck on a deserted island.

Posted by: Helena on September 12, 2005 04:21 PM

Not to worry, I enjoy your poetry. I admit I'm not an aficionado, but I like writers whose use poetry as another form of storytelling. I suppose you could argue they all do that, but some are more abstract than others.

On this blog, your poems are just another way of telling your story. They seem to fit in thematically with the rest and so do not seem out of place.

Posted by: claire on September 13, 2005 10:10 AM
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