I Is You Poem by Joseph S. Josephides

I Is You

Rating: 4.4


I am the stone, Rimbaud, you are the sun in our Liopetri*,
you the wine, me the ship going to the harbour of love,
we are two stars joined by the celestial lace.

I catch the bullet they shot against you in Brussels,
they cut your leg, we walk together on three legs,
you lost your teeth, I chew the food to nourish you.

The Governor and Menelick B’ rob your money,
but then I exit from you as a flame and burn them;
I embark your half body, to have it buried in Nice; **
I’m proud of the other half that won the death.

I deregulate myself, reform it into a spring
to cool the lips of our desert, from Aden to Sudan.

You function in me, I function in you. I is you.



© JosephJosephides

POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
* The great poet Artur Rimbaud, on his way to Aden, worked in Cyprus: in the village of Liopetri (Stone of the sun) and then in the mountain of Troodos, as a builder of the House of the British Governor in Cyprus.

** He had his leg cut. He was brought to Nice where he died when he was 35.
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Sulaiman Mohd Yusof 13 September 2008

I is you.....you is me.Dependable and reliable...on each other........like the sea and the shores.......like the day and night.Im lookin forward to read more of yours Joseph. remarkable piece.

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Ashraful Musaddeq 16 September 2008

A beautiful poem, very nicely composed, like it.

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Sarwar Chowdhury 21 September 2008

'I function in you, you function in me' wonderfull, Ammmmazing expression of love indeed..............10++

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Lily Law 25 September 2009

This is awesome.. Love the expression in it... ^-^

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Little Hatila ;) 10 October 2008

wow...very pretty poem...the best part was 'You function in me, I function in you. I is you.' well done....10 Hataw

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Rangarajan Kazhiyur Mannar 26 September 2008

A wonderful expression in choicest words. I liked the line 'I am the ship for the harbour of love' and the 'heavenly lace' to tie the two. Deserves a full ten. Regards,

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Gargi Saha 22 September 2008

wonderfully written! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! u get 10/10+++++++++++

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Anjali Sinha 21 September 2008

nice expressions- you the wine--i the ship both stars entwined by the lace +10 regarads anjali

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