I'm Not Here Anymore

...not with a bang, but with a whimper...Eliot

Say a prayer from the gothic cathedral

The witch’s wounds are in her thighs

Buried in folds of flesh like sedimentary layers

Attracting all manner of fossils and fish.

We are not the arbiters of Armageddon

But its victims.

Its photo finished glossy surface

Holds depths you’ll never know

Holds feasts of crows

Ministers of time travel

And hot properties for sale

In the lava lamp waste of its battle.

 

—Death drags his feet a moment

But not to worry

He’ll be along shortly

Dragging the other horsemen—

 

I’m not holding out for more money

Just enough time to spend in thought

In lust and bestial aftertastes

That paint the tongue like a palette.

Woolen mittens hold hands with rubber gloves

And cast dispersions on the nobility

Making a hasty stab at love

Ending in endless hostility.

Enter the elevator and what do you hear?

Juice Newton is the seventh floor

With her endless hair and corny vocals

Who played the tambourine but did not dance.

 

—We heard her and cried real tears

Blasting out our sinuses like trumpeter swans on crack

Anything to kill the vibe

Letting loose the balloon of swill heaped helium high—

 

You utter the apocalypse in a sigh

A whisper of ill aspect

Of prime rib and chicklets

Buried in afterthoughts of afterbirth

The after burners graze the hereafter.

All our casual violence makes hay

With all the soldiers that came to save

All the children in the way

Of bombs and gods of terminal days

Of mysteries and misconceptions here to stay

As the petty thieves of life make their getaway.

 

–Intentions never meant what they said

Nor did the words left unspoken

But in the end it’s like Dylan said:

“Everything is broken”—

Reviews

[Blade & Blood (The ..]

It's like a modern day version of Revelation. ;) The figurative language you've got here make it more present. ^^ Thanks for posting. It was an easy and enjoyable read. :) It's also got a sinister vibe to it. :P

Ironically Yours, Blade and Blood

[Debbie]

whoa...okay had to back up and reread...your choice of metaphors leaves one needing to recheck their identity somewhat...I very much enjoyed this piece...it left me still thinking

[Fabian G. Franklin]

Quite awesome actually. This read like a cross between Dante' and Pablo Neruda. That's some good company. lol It felt a little in parts like the word sounds took preference over attacking poor Juice Newton...lol Apocalypse Now sort of read, well crafted, I enjoyed it.