Like That...

Can you not stomach it?

The madness that you see
In between the beauty
And his reality obscene

Can you not find in that?
The method that is hidden
In between the monster
And his beautiful dreams

Can you not hear past this?
The silence that is deafening
In between what we cannot say
And what we must not do

To be like that
It is not so different
To be like this
It is not so difficult

Author's Note

Reviews

[H L Rose]

I like the title and how it draws attention to the ending of the poem. I like the rhetorical questions. I think they are a cool way to start off each stanza.

"Can you not hear past this?
The silence that is deafening"
These are my favorite lines. I like the paradoxical idea with silence that is loud.

I enjoyed reading this!

[Nipplegrinder]

This is so good, dude. Paradoxically rich.

[Wild Rose]

Almost erotic
I just love it