| Muses Review - Poem Review Spring 2005-May |
|
 |
|
| Joseph Powell .Poet from California |
 |
| A Freak's Blues by Joseph Powell Source: Mofo'Risin' p.9 I They think I don't know That they talk about me behind my back Or they don't care. And it doesn't matter Really. I am what I am A freak without form or comeliness that others would be attracted to; An anomaly of God's; the subject of books written by the likes of Hugo and Shelley; An abomination in the eyes of those who would deem themselves beautiful. |
| Powell's poem "On Quill St." and "Freak's Blues" are nominated Best Poem of th Year 2004 by Muses Review |
| II Hideous, unknowable, unlovable, what fair creature would ever dare to discover the love I possess in my heart; the sorrow that grips my soul; the anguish that haunts my dreams; would dare to look past the ugliness to see the saint within; the kindly lover; the passionate poet; the real beauty of me. III I believe heaven weeps for those who are deemed unworthy of love, unworthy of knowing as I stand in the shadows and await those tears to fall and comfort me. |
| Poem is Copyright (c) 2004 by Joseph Powell. All rights reserved. |
 |
| Do you want to advertise your book? Click: Advertise. |
| Visit Joseph's Powell's website: www.musesreview.org/josephpowell.html |
| Muses Review Spring- May 2005 Contents Editor's page Poetry Poem Review Book Review Interviews Advertisments |
| This poem is nominated Best Poem of the Year 2004. |
| Poem Review by Andrew Angus Title of Poem: A Freak's Blues Poet: Joseph Powell Source: Mofo' Risin' (2004) Rating: 4 laurels out of 5 laurels. Some of Joseph Powell's poems are very interesting. And this poem 'A Freak's Blues' caught my attention. While reading this poem, what entered in my mind was the movie "The Elephant Man" which our high school teacher required us to make a report. How does it feel to look strange or look different or look physically ugly? This is what the poem is all about. Joseph mentions two famous writers Hugo and Shelley in his poem. Hugo wrote the classic novel. "Hunchback of Notredame". Shelley wrote the classic novel - "Frankenstein". Both famous writers wrote about an ugly human or humans with deformity. The poem has three stanzas. 34, 29 , 19 lines. A total of 82 lines. The character in the poem has a physical deformity. Probably a hunchback or a person who looks like Frankenstein's creature. The character in the poem longs to be loved for his inner being and not his outer self. The character in the poem considers himself a "saint within", "kindly lover" and a "passionate poet" despite his physical deformity. The words of this poem is the opposite of a lyrics of popular song that goes like this - "Loving you is so easy because you are beautiful...." The poet succeeds it making the poem memorable in my mind when he mentioned two famous writers in his poem. It makes me pause and think what if I were the character in the poem. Am I lucky that I was not born without physical defects? Why are people born with physical defects in the first place? This poem is really a very emotionally painful poem. Hence, this poem is nominated Best Poem of the Year 2004 by Muses Review. |