Selves uponA Poem by JoeOThere are selves upon selves, preserved on the shelf, reconciliation
between outer limits and innermost projection. Protect the highest ideal, watch
it warp you into a monster of concealment. Relish in dismantling, but leave
some for your family. If you can't sustain, then gravitate towards destruction's
calling, callously etching your name. I once thought I wanted to heal, to save.
Now I see, I was only a slave. If the ground gives way, then close the curtain,
sky of opulent forgivings. Clothe me in your robes of vacuum yearning, earning
infamous talents. If we can hold out a little longer, tomorrow won't feel so
heavy. Leaden lead sinkers in an ocean of uncertainty. Rise, grave whispers.
Rise and make me step on your dreams. So that I may breathe beyond this husk,
the perfect image, make believe. I know the artist is the final abyss kingfisher. He'll share
a feast of intel-sense, but only for those who have mountainous appetites to
relieve. Keep your ideal separate from the scorn of the world. Keep
it unfurled. Once it shoots forth from the mouth of discourse, it'll become
your shadow, unrehearsed, critics torches and pitchforks. If you can walk past the end-game with no need for home or
lost token sanctuary, then even deaths gnashing dance fetter will bow to your
scuttling undeterred. Detour are cruises in the depths of humor. To be human is
the worst; works like brand new, quit crawling, dry thirst. © 2017 JoeO |
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Added on March 17, 2017 Last Updated on March 17, 2017 AuthorJoeOBoise, IDAboutBeen writing seriocomically for the last couple years. Feels like I'm starting to find my voice. Working on a couple novels (little here and there), but am basically writing anything and everything th.. more..Writing
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