Linda Kaye
JAZZ COMPOSITION
I feel like my life is playing out like a jazz composition
sometimes with strong rhythms, and lustful sounds caressing a soul fueled heart with improvisational strings tugging and pulling on the once solid notes
harking and cajoling the structure of my life‘s music
Luckily the cacophony of surrounding sounds of human kindness permeates, often cracking my head space and drowning out the incessant drone of negative head chatter
mind matter
laughter of the serious kind
What resonates most though is the unintentional witness of life’s constant jokes at my expense
the hardy haha of bodily decline
mental exhaustion
the tick tock of time masticating in my mouth unable to spit out words of wisdom once rolling off my tongue with ease and intellect
Mind constantly wandering off towards the sea of abysmal dread seeking refuge on the floundering ship that floats by with no more space for the elderly the aged the almost there but not yet ready to drown
What’s left is a sticky mess of ugliness the harsh realities that time is definitely of the essence an out of control out of body handiwork of chance
Linda Kaye writes poetry, produces films, spoken word, art events and curates a monthly poetry column POETS PLACE for the online publication LAARTNEWS. Most recently, she debuted her staged poetry production of “20 Years Left” at the historic Ebell Club in Highland Park! Two sold out shows with 2 standing ovations!! Linda is a native Angeleno who grew up in the San Fernando Valley. She claims to
be both a first-generation Valley Girl, and The Original Hipster. Educated at Antioch University and Cal State Long Beach in psychology and social work. Linda, now retired from medical social work, was working for the last seven years as a psychotherapist and licensed clinical supervisor for an out patient mental health clinic. She was a licensed medical social worker for 30+ years working on the front line of healthcare, a private consultant for Physicians Aid Association and for skilled nursing facilities throughout California and Arizona. She was also an adjunct assistant professor at the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work. Oh yeah.
www.lindakayepoetry.com / www.laartnews.com