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My Reaction to Brokeback Mountain

  • Sep. 14th, 2008 at 12:47 PM
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Last night I watched Brokeback Mountain for the first time. (Yeah, yeah I know: "OMG! How can you have not seen Brokeback Mountain!?") It moved me to tears, which is incredible because I hardly ever cry at films. I woke up in the middle of the night with the first two lines for this poem in my head and they wouldn't go away until I'd written it.


    Come on the Mountain with me?
    We can drift together in the snow,
    Ride the peaks and valleys
    Just like once upon a time.

    Run with me to the Mountain?
    Escape our dear restraints,
    Collapse with tired, pillowed limbs
    And revel in the aloneness.

    We could have our own Mountain.
    Do what we do best.
    Together.
    If you want.
    Build it with me?

All praise and constructive criticism is very welcome. This is the first poem I've written as a response to a film or the like. I know it can never be as beautiful as the film but this is my best attempt. Also, I anyone knows of any Brokeback comms where it might be welcome, please let me know.

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[info]planetgal471 wrote:
Oct. 1st, 2008 08:02 am (UTC)
Gorgeous! For the real, hopping bbm fic community, I have to recommend [info]brokebackslash! You should post this there, they would love it :)
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[info]becky_da_wolf wrote:
Oct. 2nd, 2008 09:29 am (UTC)
Thank you so much! I'll go and do that now,
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[info]pink_panther91 wrote:
Oct. 2nd, 2008 09:48 am (UTC)
Uuh, that was nice :)
I hope you gonna write more sometime :)

I remember the first time I watched this movie and I can imagine what you're feelings were/are like! =)
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[info]carmenmariabs wrote:
Oct. 2nd, 2008 10:15 am (UTC)
buenos dias!
Gorgeous.

It is not necessary to go to the mountains, is just being together ... anywhere, as it may, in the place it is.
Yes, ... their own mountains.

Carmen
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[info]jacks_key wrote:
Oct. 2nd, 2008 12:49 pm (UTC)
That was lovely! BBM does inspire, doesn't it? I hope we hear moe from you. :)
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[info]camillar wrote:
Oct. 2nd, 2008 06:13 pm (UTC)
This was beautiful! And, yeah, we at brokebackslash LOVE new writers and new BBM stuff. Hope you're inspired to write more. I saw the movie two years ago and am still just as inspired. It's just an amazing movie :)
Hugs!
Camilla
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[info]crow61348 wrote:
Oct. 3rd, 2008 04:14 am (UTC)
VERY NICE. PLEASE TRY POSTING IT ON "BROKEBACK_PHOENIX" THEY'RE AT http://communitylivejournal.com/bbm_phoenix THEY HAVE A LOT OF POETRY THERE
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[info]grlewis wrote:
Oct. 3rd, 2008 05:19 pm (UTC)
bbm does inspire us all. we here all love it. and don't feel odd that you cried at the movie. many of us are still crying, no matter how many times we've seen it. welcome aboard and write more, please, if the spirits move you. this was a very movig little piece. gr
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