Sickeningly Sweet

15Apr09

You are sickeningly sweet
You are Easter Sunday, all pastels and bunnies
And chocolate. Lots of chocolate.
Too much chocolate.
You are a honey-drenched tissue, a honeydew melon
Dripping with sweet,
The kind of sweet I despise.
I stare at you with your sugar-soaked smiles
And Shirley Temple wiles
Wanting to be like you.
I can be like you, sickeningly sweet.
And I am. But different. [...]

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Tags: Naiveté

“Everytime I look at you, I don’t understand…”

12Apr09

I’ve always maintained that the two best things my religion has ever given me was the art it inspired and Jesus Christ Superstar, the movie. As per Easter tradition, I sat down and watched this movie when it aired on television for the 7 millionth time and, again, thoroughly enjoyed it.
This movie contains some [...]

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Tags: Carl Anderson, easter, Jesus Christ Superstar, movies, Ted Neely