snare
a new poem:
the text:
i have lived this life licking
the caps of knuckles, watching
from corners perched,
ready to swoop into hiding
i have lived this life begging myself to
become less a monster, less a creature to cry for.
when i did not change, when nothing about me
grew more agreeable,
i cried for myself – sulking.
mourning this body,
this life.
but here i am
listening to you talk of
crushes and dreams,
classes and parents, and
i am wondering how i could witness
this goodness, and
call us beast;
how i could know you and
know me, and
still subscribe to this doctrine of
our monstrosity.
link to video: http://vimeo.com/33386031
media skillshare:
i made this with my iphone and mac’s imovie.
my PA stood above me and recorded me with the video camera on my iphone. all the moving lighting is natural – there were moving flags above my head casting shadows on my body. i then put the video footage on my computer. i liked the sound of the bells and wind so i increased the volume. i found the footage i wanted to use and cut the rest.
i then went back to my iphone. i sat in front of my computer playing the video, and read the poem to match the footage. i used the voicememo feature on my iphone. i then uploaded this audio clip to imovie and added it to the timeline with the video footage of me. recording the audio was what took the longest.
i then added the captions and published it.
cripchick
9 Dec 11 at 2:14 PM
blown away. (i accidentally typed ‘blown awake’ at first and i think that bears saying too.) thank you for sharing this and thank you for the skillshare <3 love.
a'ishah
10 Dec 11 at 5:29 AM
thank you, love!
cripchick
14 Dec 11 at 7:35 PM
This is beautiful. If you happen to find you have some time, I’m interested in sharing some ideas about disability. I’m a psychologist, I treat primarily people with physical disabilites and I have a spinal disorder. marinrgodsoe at gmail.dot com
Marin
15 Dec 11 at 9:11 PM