Rolling Stones 45

from The Dao of Woodworking by Charles Dalton Telschow

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I don't know why I'm so uncomfortable with the quiet.

Silence is just a musicians canvas, but I can't stop painting stuttering syncopation, I'm letting the bones in my hand curl, these poems are becoming gnarled and dusty.

I'm a broken record that only plays sad songs backwards, overanalyze until the vinyl breaks, Crush what's left into a powder and snort my insecurities, get high off my low self esteem and loneliness,

art is just harnessed insanity.

Hogtying the hurricane onto a page, catching smoke in a jar of sound, painting the emptiness perfectly

We're all just really ok at not being ok.

I think the biggest fear for me is when I find peace, I'll lose my insanity.

Ego death is necessary for nirvana, but save your self death for the day you die. Do not walk around quiet gray and accepting.

Live colorful and confused. Live so loud that the silence no longer can strangle you. Chorus with the quiet until you hear the universe hum.

Even if it's all by yourself.

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from The Dao of Woodworking, released July 6, 2017

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Charles Dalton Telschow Denver, Colorado

Charles Dalton Telschow is a 23 year old Denver poet and musician. He has competed in the city poetry circuit for several years, traveled to Congress to perform poetry, and was formerly in a metal band. He now finds refuge in writing, playing guitar, and singing. ... more