5.10.2013

upstairs/downstairs

man
i need
right now
to get outta
the hell of
here
failing
escape
at least
i can retreat
into that
song
on the radio

"Radio has changed our lives and practically saved our lives." Rob Zombie in the Imaginary Garden.
Posted by Marian at 3:43 PM
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16 comments:

  1. Kerry O'ConnorMay 10, 2013 at 3:49 PM

    to get outta the hell of here... I've never heard it said quite like that before, but I like it. Turn up the radio, sister!

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  2. Adura OjoMay 10, 2013 at 4:31 PM

    Well said. Radio-pleasure therapy is great! I love listening to the radio when I'm in the car.

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  3. SusanMay 10, 2013 at 5:03 PM

    Ah, radio therapy! Readily available if we remember to turn it on. And then there is ipod therapy, great with earphones which also act as earplugs .... Great desperation in this poem, and the possibility of relief.

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  4. Kay L. DaviesMay 10, 2013 at 9:57 PM

    Wow, well said, Marian.
    K

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  5. Sherry Blue SkyMay 10, 2013 at 10:08 PM

    Ha! My Radio therapy is listening to the news of the day while I clean house. But when I was a kid, radio was Magic!

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  6. HelenMay 10, 2013 at 10:35 PM

    .. outta the hell of here ~~ love it!!

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  7. AnonymousMay 10, 2013 at 10:52 PM

    I had a basement bedroom, so I know every bit of this poem. "I need to get outta the hell of here," amazing turn of phrase. This is a winner.

    Too bad I don't listen to more music on the radio. Most of it is leftie talk shows, and once a week I swallow hard and see what Rush is up to. Want to hear from both extremes and make up my own mind.

    Peace, and thanks! Amy

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  8. AnonymousMay 11, 2013 at 7:28 AM

    God. Bless. The. Radio!

    Perfect post, m'dear, simply perfect!

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  9. Uneven StephenMay 11, 2013 at 9:59 AM

    Yes! Reminds me of Bob - "One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain." Love the get outta the hell of here bit, ha.

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  10. Ian CurlMay 11, 2013 at 3:54 PM

    i agreed with everyone else,

    "to get outta
    the hell of
    here"

    is fantastic!

    You knocked this one outta the park.

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  11. HannahMay 11, 2013 at 4:25 PM

    I agree with Kerry and also yes, a welcomed escape oftentimes! Great challenge, thank you, Marian!!

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  12. Robyn GreenhouseMay 11, 2013 at 5:15 PM

    Songs can transport us to different times, especially when you need to to get outta
    the hell of
    here!

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  13. MarianMay 11, 2013 at 10:29 PM

    oh hell, thanks for reading. xo

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  14. FireblossomMay 12, 2013 at 9:34 AM

    It's always been a fine drug!

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  15. Dana LeahMay 12, 2013 at 5:53 PM

    this piece is like that moment where you find the break in the static on the radio for just a second and the song comes through clearly for a minute until you drive into the next town and it's gone again. :) x

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  16. MarianMay 13, 2013 at 1:37 PM

    :) lucidity, it comes and goes.

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