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A Thousand Words You Speak to Me....by Jen A Fuzzy reflection Burns on plasma screens Invading my solicitude. Minds drift away So readily Swept to sea On the kiss of your wind. Oh silver screen so high Who helps you climb? Maybe you do not perceive Or suppose it is I Whom is blind. When thoughts built on a whimsy So easily Wander to sea On the twist of your humanity. Who are we to sigh When we cannot espy That it is not I? It is not I Whom you raid But tis’ I who pry. Inevitably The credits must roll And this is where your job thus ends. But Soiled rags and blinding bulbs Still struggle to make it survive. Fear digging at your rabbit hole Demanding you to hide behind Mud so thick you could drown. Oh silver screen so high Who helps you climb? Forever a fan We realize Where appreciation really lies. Before Titanic, this charismatic, energetic, chameleon -like actor with eyes like the azure water and hair like the sand on The Beach captivated SMALL audiences with relatively 'non-mainstream films'. These films did okay at the boxoffice but were tucked away safely treasured in our hearts and minds. He lured us in and we are forever captive. Leonardo prefers it that way. Those who appreciate the quality of Leonardo's work have willingly become students of the genre of films that DO NOT always have happy endings...do not make billions... but they make us think! They have opened doors to us where Shapespeare, Rimbaud, Jim Carroll, Verlaine, and Alex Garland hold the key. Small gem-like films like Marvin's Room and This Boys Life cast their spells and draw us close to characters and intent. Those who think that the baramoter for sucessful films for Leonardo from now on is comparing his work to the success of Titanic, grossly underestimate the range of his talent and potential...remember when Jack told Rose that the ship will "suck us down"!!?? Leonardo swam hard against the current of that great ship towards The Beach. Admirers of his work waited on shore and have not been disapppointed by this provocative study of what Richard said in the film's voiceover what he did best..."the persuit of pleasure"... |
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