THROUGH WITH KEEPING SCORE

05 24 14

Soft shelter
I urge your preternatural
brigades of perspective
to ground my resignation
in some hypothetical
formation of inclined leisure
If I'm treading mere chance
in my hope then I urge you
not to simply humour me with
sly tomorrows assuring
optimism in the brittle molts
of days shrinking to reveal
solar aspirations
I'll turn my back
to the broken weather like
a naked sibling
There is nothing humourous
in humouring
though I've taken it
in self-destructive perpetuity
Tie me to the rack of realism
like Odysseus before the Sirens
I'll sigh and swallow
yet another new medication
one for soft shelter
in compounded sleep
where perspectives hide
and the chemicals of moods
long dismantled
congregate behind blindfolds of
destiny's clumsy executioners

Author's Note

Reviews

[Pax]

excellent as always my good friend... I am always in doubt or my thought just somewhat speechless in such profound way you write... or perhaps I could imagine many scenario in my head, still i can grasp your meaning, haha, it is just me though. :D now I can only say: you don't have to keep score in everything just enjoy the ride, and everything else will follow :)

[kublakhan27]

Haha I'm slowly learning to enjoy that ride...maybe I'll get it out of my system if I write enough of these...thank you as always my friend :)

[Pax]

lol, write more my friend, it is good for the soul. And you are most welcome... so glad I came by... :D

typo - I meant I can't grasp your pure intent sometimes... :)

[writing mojo]

a high score in my book, such metaphysical rewards to relish with a voracious surreal appetite..excellent piece

[kublakhan27]

So glad you enjoyed it mojo, many thanks for the kind words.

[Lyn Anderson]

Don't you love placation and there there along with buck up and it will get better. Yeah, sure, humour me, but it won't do any good. Your anger shines through this work, and makes it a home run literary-wise.

[kublakhan27]

I am glad and somewhat relieved that the emotions here were palpable...as you may have noticed, I took a break not long after releasing this one...I didn't think it was related but now I wonder...thanks so much for reading and for the kind words as always.

[Troy Henson]

Effortless this was and flowed extremely well. Oh how the mind works and stalks our every living moment. Well done here. I loved it.

regards
Troy

[kublakhan27]

Thanks so much John, I am happy knowing that someone enjoyed it so much...trust me, the process of writing it was not as effortless as one may think.

[willweb]

I tried to take a breath while reading this but couldn't. It held me to the end. Very well written and thought creating. I enjoyed reading this poem today.

[kublakhan27]

Thanks so much for the kind words willweb, I'm glad that this one resonated with you so deeply.

[John Anderson]

This is so beautifully expressed and flows like wine. Amazing work, my friend.

[kublakhan27]

Thank you as always for the support John.

[Shirlena]

Brilliant, brilliant, I can tell you my interpretation but I don't want to get on my own nerves today...or yours lol but when I see the title in the poem I want to say it will wear you out keeping account of injury in any form even self-inflicted. If you let go you can breath and tackle the next issue with a clearer head.

[kublakhan27]

My thoughts exactly my friend...letting things go has never been my strong suit, but the process of learning to breathe is slow but steady...thanks so much for the kind words, they mean the world.

[icelandicblue]

Take me seriously. Find me beneath the medication. I am more than my troubles. Stop placating me I am not stupid I am right over here, you just have to figure out a new angle to see me:

There is nothing humourous
in humouring
though I've taken it
in self-destructive perpetuity

This is fabulous Steve!

[kublakhan27]

I've been away for a while...perhaps it's no coincidence that I needed a hiatus after this one. I've missed your insights and understanding very much my friend...I'm so glad you enjoyed and, of course, understood this one...I can't thank you enough :)