Conflict/Chaos

spewing thoughts

Conflict is my very breath

When peace begins

Then slow is death

Existing over life wins

 

And beauty isn’t

Truly within the flowers

But, it’s the image in

The deepest darkened hours

 

Love is it real

In a hot desert wind

When she blows hard

Against my gentle skin

 

Merely, as it did

In the heart of winter

Over and over again

In seasons of apparitions

 

Chaos is the tormentor

Slicing this man thin

Contentment its contender

Holding me up at rounds end

 

One day without tastes

Of inner bloody or tearful situations

Turns the night into

Ends instead of continuations

 

I try and connect

Like the monkeys in the barrel did

Retrieve the static

Find the missing electricity

 

As I participate

Parrying along within the battle

Superficial wounds I willingly take

All scars hidden behind my shield

 

And I imagine the flower

And the field

Feel the hot desert ache

Lopping off heads with surgical steel

Reviews

[KT-B]

This is a fantastic piece of writing. To me you are describing life, a contrast of happy contentment one minute, next chaos and disorder reigns.....It must be impossible to live any other way - well done :)

[Michael G. Smith]

It's the madness we previously discussed. This is one of my attempts at dispelling it, lol. I write better poetry out of conflict it seems rather than happiness. When I experiencing

[Michael G. Smith]

Happiness I'd rather be doing other things. I wonder if this the same for many?

[KT-B]

ah I see - it's a magic piece of writing - Try something next time your really happy and see how it goes...

[Michael G. Smith]

Right now, it's more of a middle of the road thing, but I will.

[Dr. YumnaKay]

"And beauty isn’t
Truly within the flowers
But, it’s the image in
The deepest darkened hours"

I feel we can not do without imaginations..
Even your spewing thoughts are deep! Nicely penned chaos and conflicts 👍

[Michael G. Smith]

Thank you. I actually forgot about this poem. Conflict within us is a great catalyst for poetry.

[Dr. YumnaKay]

Ahh that happens 😉
You're welcome! A pleasure 😊

[DarkTruth]

DEEP! i like it, very good!!!

[Michael G. Smith]

Thank you, I trying to work through my writers block. Some believe you can just turn genius on, lol

[Avinash]

Man and his beautiful heart, both find their place in your beautiful poem.

[Michael G. Smith]

Again, thanks for your insights.

[Nyu]

I liked this work a lot, it has a great use of imagery and kind of contrasting between different themes back and forth. I don't have any suggestions of what you could do better its perfect as it is.

[Michael G. Smith]

Thanks Jellycat. I hope your doing well. I haven't heard from ya in awhile.