Trace Evidence

TRACE EVIDENCE

caught and fearing ... we run and

claim innocence

desperate, narrow, brownstone crevasse

like a path that squeezes me tighter as i go

a vast vault of human kind

plastered with

slight    misted     and ghosty touching

we asign blame to others

nice try!

i lie to cover tracks of

guilty verdicts with

chamealian colors 

i change elusive

hues    

that just right marriage of

 green and greasy slick dark

to hide .... to allure and capture

old mossman greybeard

he has cyprus knees 

tenaciously they stand    they withstand 

with tendril beards of those still tall

inflated platitudes 

on the face of failing policy

the eraser at the end of my yellow pencil

is shiney and hard

I run it across my mistakes and

create dull smudges 

I wet the end    try again but

All I get is torn and 

wadded paper balls 

obliterate spit balls to flick and stick

i feel so sad .............and empty now

so sad and empty. 

flicking.  

1/21/2025

E.

 

Author's Note

Reviews

[Soren]

There are thoughts that seem so briliant until put on paper and the more they are edited the less briliance shows through. Reworked and reworked they become a steak overcooked. So it is with mistakes made out of promises whether political or practical. There are great lines in this poem that ring classic in nature. The small print has the devil in the detail blame to others they stand they withstand

[Einstein Noodle]

i agree Soren .. thanks always for taking time to read, review and share your reactions .. i feel gratified you found something in this to inspire your kind review ... peace and joy brother!
E.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

And all I can think of now is our current leader...this sums him up perfectly, even if he was not the subject of this brilliant piece.
The "I lie" stanza....the failed policies...feeling sad and empty and bitter, even with all his power.
One track mind lately, so sorry, E.
quite the poem.
j.

[Einstein Noodle]

your not alone, jacob ... best to drop out and tune in to non-dividing .. yes .. this can be taken politically for sure .. on either end of the spectrum .. all our leaders, once in, always need our prayers to just do their jobs .. work it out, get it passed and keep America and it's citizens high in importance .. but .. no ... it isn't about politics so much ... peace my brother ... i love and appreciate you always .. i think you are top notch and hope you are taking care of yourself and yours .. :)
E.

[Jenny Lee]

This writing, E, its brilliance going off like camera flashes!
The hard eraser..oh, I hate that devil! It ruins so many masterpieces!
Running through that narrow crevice squeezing me tighter as it gets narrower...is that a word? lol.
This writing made me pant and struggle for my freedom all throughout!
It is a beauty! Thanks E!

[Einstein Noodle]

thank you so much Betty! i am blown away with such a generous review ... makes me want to do it again .. write that is ;) blessings on you!
E.

[Stella Armour]

That narrow crevasse squeezing our conscience and like a chameleon we change our colour to suit our circumstance.. but conscience keeps changing the hue until we are laid bare with no pencil and eraser to correct and we are glaringly guilty .... there is a moral in this as to how we are left with an aching heart and soul.
This was one to think about Gene... enjoyed the journey.

[Einstein Noodle]

i love that, Stella! "... glaringly guilty" ... no eraser, no pencil and no paper either :)))))) love this review .. thanks so very much for taking time
E.

[Stella Armour]

my pleasure Gene ... enjoyed the read :)

[Lorry]

And all I hear is myself doing an impression of Bart Simpson saying "It wasn't me! I was dead at the time!"
But those blackened pencil erasers are a source of dejection for many E.
I think they only ever worked of you stuck your tongue out to the right with that "I'm really concentrating" look on your face!
😃
So good to see a new write from you popping up my friend.
Please say "Woof" to beauregar...Bow Regard for me! 😃

[Einstein Noodle]

thank always for your continued support, Lorry ... and for your humorous, imaginative insights and comments .. luv on ya bro! and peace and joy
E.