Sentience

Head whips frantically around

as danger screams from all directions.

This instantaneous sweat of sheer unknown,

trickles down my brow of worries. 

Adrenalin ingrains surrounding images

like a knife hot from fear of death on my brain. 

Breath is idling in my lungs;

"what is to come".

The initial feeling stops as it started,

the heartbeat pounding out rhythms of confusion.

A deep breath in and the 

warm vibration of constant, soft and velvety, 

blanketing noise returns.

I wipe what what remains of that moment

from my brow. 

Grim reality hangs clouds of paranoid delusion above me,

outlined at best by the silver cloud of isolation. 

So sit I in the silence of true knowledge 

which opens eyes but closes mouths 

in fear for the blameless vestals way.

Dig to my bottom or fly to my top,

but realize me as I emerge from my pillar.

I am the vacuum in which

new and old matter collides,

exploding into the vagueness of life;

Though if the sweetness of questions 

has soured your actions and in a box

 that curious cat is found long dead,

then walk with me along parallel lines 

which keep hushed words inside your head.

Reviews

[Sami Khalil]

"I am the vacuum in which
new and old matter collide,
exploding into the vagueness of life;
Though if the sweetness of questions
has soured actions and that cat is found long dead,
then walk with me along parallel lines
which keep hushed words inside your head."

A splendid poem. The ending is my fave. Bravo, sir...:).................

[TL Boehm]

a formidable, knuckle clenching write. This is why so many stay comatose, numb....
Well penned.

[Troy Henson]

Excellent masterful piece. Great imagery tone and flow made this one.

Regards
Troy

[BlackHeart]

I love your work, and I enjoyed reading this poem. It touched me and it made sense to me. It was an amazing poem, and I hope that I can read more of your work. Thank you for sharing this with me Shane.

[KWP]

Si I sit in the silence of true knowledge .... whatever could that be ?

[Einstein Noodle]

totally agree with Sami those lines are splendid and brilliant .. i love the science of it .. melded with your poetic words ... too cool sir .. way too cool :)
E.