Liars and a missing day in December

Liars and a missing day in December

A Poem by jacob erin-cilberto


Liars and a missing day in December

 

 

 

it's a bullshit sun

and world,

 

and evidence

is stunning the flood

 

of

any given Sunday

 

with empty churches

and hearts

and words

 

sprung from outdated bibles

and Herald angels

squinting

at the Nativity scene

 

when Christmas dries up

one person gathers around a tree

gathers alone

 

it's a bullshit sun

i don't believe a word of it

 

i just see a cloud

hanging overhead

in Bethlehem's new silence.

 

 

erin-cilberto

12/2/2020

© 2020 jacob erin-cilberto


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Well done. Grinning big time.

Posted 4 Years Ago


jacob erin-cilberto

4 Years Ago

thank you, duff...
j.
My dear friend, don’t ever hold back cuz this is fantastic! Can’t top this one not that I would try cuz that is a set up for failure but damn!

Posted 4 Years Ago


jacob erin-cilberto

4 Years Ago

thank you for your kind words, Pat,
j.
It sounds like your Christmas spirit is about on par with my own & many others of the deeply jaded ilk. This poem expresses so much of what I was feeling when I wrote the 12-days-of-death poem Cadaver Christmas. As in this poem, my feeble attempts to acknowledge the travesties which abound end up sounding flippant (((HUGS))) Fondly, Margie

Posted 4 Years Ago


jacob erin-cilberto

4 Years Ago

thank you for your words, Margie...
j.
And a voice sang.. And the wind cried Mary.
Sorry, but the wind is not only crying here, but has thrown its toys out the pram and having a temper tantrum and the rain is bouncing three feet back in the air on landing, on snow/ ice. I'm just waiting for the patter of hooves to repent my blasphemous ways and apologise to the made up beard guy who lives in the clouds.
No, not Santa!
I'm already on my knees, trying to recall that song... Our ladder, that paints in heaven, Harold E it's name.
S**t! That lightning bolt burnt my toast! ⚡

Posted 4 Years Ago


jacob erin-cilberto

4 Years Ago

Love your reply, and the reference to Jimi....one of his best songs.
thank you for the story... read more
Lorry

4 Years Ago

Glad to hear it. 😁
My goodness. This is one of your best Jacob, I am stunned - certainly seems the festive season this year is nothing to get excited about...brilliant writing!

Posted 4 Years Ago


jacob erin-cilberto

4 Years Ago

thank you for your really kind review, Ruth,
j.
Away in a manger, but properly masked and socially distanced. Mary and Joseph should be at least six feet back. As to the shepherds and wise men, forget it.

Posted 4 Years Ago


jacob erin-cilberto

4 Years Ago

that manger was awfully small...Social distancing quite difficult.
absolutely.
thank y.. read more
This is very good! It's kinda sad... I think... But I like it! I love the line: "And evidence is stunning the flood".

Posted 4 Years Ago


jacob erin-cilberto

4 Years Ago

thank you for your kind words, Graeme,
j.
Well i never did believe in churches, i prefer the cathedral of the natural world who always after darkness brings us the Light.

Posted 4 Years Ago


jacob erin-cilberto

4 Years Ago

I prefer that same cathedral, Stella....gave up a long time ago on organized religion...I was raised.. read more
Very interesting poem about the covid situation. One of my dear friends passed away but we could not hold a funeral ceremony yet important figures could have one.

Posted 4 Years Ago


jacob erin-cilberto

4 Years Ago

I remember your poem about your friend...so sad, and yes, in this time we cannot even pay our respec.. read more
NotUsinganymore

4 Years Ago

You are welcome.

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jacob erin-cilberto

Carbondale, IL



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Originally from Bronx, NY, I live in Carbondale, Illinois...teach English at a community college and have been writing and publishing poetry since 1970. I am here to read for inspiration from other po.. more..

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