The Movie

The Movie

I hate the intervals

in a movie theater,

the world outside

infesting my head

with a clear urgency.

The elderly man

in the front row

wakes up;

only he is sure

of the storyline.

I remember the feats

I won’t perform

after the movie.

The feeling is not sad,

not unbiased

and definitely not blissful.

I imagine the street

of our house,

a boy looking at the sky

for a godlike kite,

a three legged cat

crossing the road,

a red blouse fanning

an inquisitive fern.

These movements

rush into me

like a siren,

clear with its urgency.

I envision my place midst them,

how they would have been affected with my presence.

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Kasey Klein Dec 20, 2010, 7:59pm UTC

Kushal Poddar Dec 20, 2010, 9:04pm UTC

Karl I think the ending would be better this way:
rush into me
like a siren,
clear with its urgency.
I envision my place midst them,
how they affected my presence.

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Stirling D. Dec 20, 2010, 8:00pm UTC

Great poem, Kushal. I love the experience of the movie theater, whipping back and forth to the outside. Especially love the "red blouse fanning an inquisitive fern" ... the poem is a whole conversation.

Kushal Poddar Dec 20, 2010, 9:04pm UTC

Thank you Stirling. I try to talk in ever poetry

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JOHN BECK Dec 20, 2010, 8:19pm UTC

A movie, a story, a book can change how things look and seem to us. In a way they become part of who we are. Excellent poetry, Kushal.

Kushal Poddar Dec 21, 2010, 9:25am UTC

John, thank you.

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Richard Lynn Livesay Dec 20, 2010, 8:32pm UTC

"only he is sure of the storyline" good humor and very descriptive...3 legged cat, probably looking for his paw!..or pa

Kushal Poddar Dec 21, 2010, 9:24am UTC

Thank you pa...always looking for and forward

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Alison H. Dec 20, 2010, 9:04pm UTC

Sometimes the movie, or waiting for or being disappointed by the movie, can inspire one to appreciate life all the more. Excellent, Ku.

Kushal Poddar Dec 21, 2010, 9:24am UTC

Thank youuuuuu Alison. Movie often seems the reverse of my own reflection that is when problem starts

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David W. Dec 20, 2010, 11:10pm UTC

Those little pauses in life open doors in the thought process and the world leaks in.
that's why we go to the movies, to run away.

Kushal Poddar Dec 21, 2010, 9:23am UTC

Exactly! Thank you David and Merry Christmas

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Georgiana S. Dec 21, 2010, 1:48am UTC

enforced intermission

Kushal Poddar Dec 21, 2010, 9:23am UTC

Enforced life

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Bernard C. Dec 21, 2010, 4:38am UTC

Nothing like a visit to the movies for a bit of motivational therapy - the intervals inbetween are a reality check indeed - Nicely written piece - thanks for sharing :-)

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Kushal Poddar Dec 21, 2010, 9:23am UTC

Indeed. Thank you Bernard

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Theresa W. Dec 21, 2010, 7:08am UTC

Thanks for sharing this
Have a happy holiday season!

Kushal Poddar Dec 21, 2010, 9:22am UTC

Thank you Theresa and same to you.

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Robert - just a simple man - B. Dec 21, 2010, 10:30am UTC

I love that second stanza but your wordsmith skills hold true throughout. And the way you turn the microsope onto yourself in that last line - Brilliant.

Robert - just a simple man - B. Dec 21, 2010, 10:31am UTC

MOVIE HAIKU

At Intermission
More stories around you
Then what's on the screen

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Ann Marcaida Dec 21, 2010, 10:51am UTC

It sounds like you can see into a parallel universe, Ku. Thanks for sharing with Gather's Best Writers and Artists. Now featured.

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Haim Kadman Dec 21, 2010, 12:14pm UTC

An excellent piece dear Kushal and using the movie and a movie theatre as an anchor is a gread idea.

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La Gatita . Dec 21, 2010, 12:48pm UTC

I have never seen a three-legged cat.

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Angela A. Dec 21, 2010, 3:34pm UTC

Yes, when the movie stops, reality begins.

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William Dotani Dec 23, 2010, 1:08am UTC

You capture well the boring feeling in waiting for all the advertisements to stop, or is this a metaphor about all the various things a teenager/young man thinks he has to endure as he seeks success in life. Yes, I have seen people look as if they think they could be the hero walking from the movie, or the metaphor that a foolish person may think too highly of self. Interesting verse on a everyday topic.

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