Blake Bumpus is heavily involved in bringing about some significant changes to the art community in Lafayette, LA. His artistic vision is ambitious and much in line with the new wave of artists making themselves known in Acadiana. You can find Blake working as musician with Oceans and Chimneys as well as showing his open-mindeded futuristic art style that his lending as the current Acadiana PRIDE Festival photographer. Now, Louisiana Words is extremely humbled to have Blake demonstrating his voice through writing!
I know how this should be: I've seen it, you see, In soap operas, Movies. Your eyes are closed, As if in sleep. Perfect peachy skin Atop a snow white pillow Under flawlessly matched sheets. The heart monitor, Quiet bleeps. The ventilator, A steady hiss. None of that is this. Your eyes Stuck open Seeing without sight Yellow sclera Dumb tears streaming. Tubes, taped to your face Delicate skin torn Where nurses Repositioned them To feed you To heal you You never liked being told What to do. Your whole torso spasms Spastic, Every 40 seconds. A machine Forces your lungs to act. Your hands are warm From hemodialysis But don't respond When we each grab one Give it a kiss. We spend the day Brushing your hair Telling stories Singing songs. Praying prayers. You're not there. Hospital staff Are more lovely If less pretty Than on TV. When the time comes They gently walk us From the room Close the curtai...
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