winds of change blow hard at my back
holding me up
pushing me forward
despair aligned with gravity
pulls downward with merciless force
an inherited lie
free will promises more than it delivers
deceiving childish naivete
gullibility
nothing is only of 'my' doing
unpredictability the norm in this web of multiplicity
fluctuating causalities
chance encounters
multidimensional randomness
thundering rapids of irrationality propel me to the next and the next
otherwise alien calamity transforms unknowns into momentary familiarities
once accessible horizons vanish into oblivion
I cling to love
last refuge of disintegrating certainty
incarnate rebel warring against subliminal imperatives
collective will beyond reason
control
now swimming with
now against
omnipotent flow of streaming consciousness
chaotic perplexity
unyielding complexity
baffling absurdity
long held convictions scattering helter skelter
grasping for edges that don't exist
boundaries receding at dizzying speed
your face in the mirror of dissipating memory
heart stopping soundlessness
breathless mind
vows undying love
indestructible loyality
sheep in the meadow
sleep
sleep
sleep
orpheus and his bride
weep
weep
weep
thunder
lightning rage across rugged peaks of awakened mind
robe of the redeemer ripped from deceptive flesh
exposing the fraud of ages
swept away in a torrent of mockery
an outcast's revenge
embarassed disciples dispersing willy nilly
hastily taking up new vocations as servants to servants
hallelujahs
hossanas
echo on savannas
desert vultures circle decaying dogmas
sandstorms of reprisals swallow fleeing priests
despisers of sensuality
generational haters of sexuality
suffocating these hypocritcal desperados
abandoning ascetic carcasses to rot beneath the dirt of eternity
why is reality so dreamlike?
why are you so far away?
why does why cease to matter
lose all relevance through pain
suffering?
I cling to love
lawless renegade on the road to perdition
immoral transgressor
provocateur
breaker of holy tablets
thief of fire
blasphemer at the gates
conscience of the exception
naked from the waist up
nude from the belly down
I cling to the love I've found
What did you think
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A most intriguing write, indeed. I agree with most of the ideas which you have so ably expressed. Thanks for sharing this one with us.
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i must admit there are a lot of trait in this poem that i normally do not like..for example..refrain..but in this poem..i thought you did an amazing job combining elements that are poetically unlimited and well expressed to tie them into a piece that not only strikes at truth..but also seem to ask questions that pertain to both society and to yourself..wonderfully done
desert vultures circle decaying dogmas
sandstorms of reprisals swallow fleeing priests
despisers of sensuality
generational haters of sexuality
suffocating these hypocritical desperados
abandoning ascetic carcasses to rot beneath the dirt of eternity
i love this part..now this is poetry for the soul..for humanity..for yourself..a few spelling errors throughout the poem..but the concept is wonderfully expressed..well done
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"Teambuilding Strategies through Billiards. An integrational teambuilding event designed to emphasize the importance of effective human relations in contemporary business through the game of billiards."
Sounds fun if everyone else is:
naked from the waist up
nude from the belly down
Cool poem and website!
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Brilliant!
Absolutely brilliant writing, you have true talent.
I adore your words in this poem, especially "I cling to love" = hope to me. I like how you mixed up emotions in different parts.
It is a sharp, clear, thoughtful,effortless and skillful prose.
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Wonderful work.
Passionate, powerful, painstakingly sorrowfilled.
Love
Myra
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"I cling to love
last refuge of disintegrating certainty
incarnate rebel warring against subliminal imperatives
collective will beyond reason"
You know how I love your work, right??? If not I'll say it again. You are so talented!!!
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I really like this read. It is magnificently disguised. I love the constant connection with forces of nature. The elements are powerful in their own right. To tie them to emotion ony magnifies the meaning held within. You do an impressive job of utilizing the most powerful text to enhance the weight of each stance. Does anyone even get the underlying meaning of this poem? Do they see the true meaning behind the love? The reason that the renegade exists? Deffinantly magnificently disguised. Be well and God bless. DAwn
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Poet
Strong and powerful. Methinks one can read into this is a few ways. For me, being a non-conformist, I see it as a creation a the new man made gods and the chaos in tow. Excellent write.
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I ...ADORED...this poem....
it is a beauty!
Your textures and thoughts
were portrait brushed upon the page
and we read it with delight!
even though
I probably don't agree with
half of it ...maybe even 3/4's
but damn..(that's a compliment)
You present us much to chew upon
and my soul thanks you for Poetic MEAT
to grow, learn, and feast upon...
we're being drowned presently in
"spoiled milk" and you do know
how hideous is the smell....
BUT THIS...gives ...us
MUCH TO CHEW UPON
and Appreciate the Differences
and GLEAMING SIMIILARITIES
we passionate share for life,
Freedom, and LOVE!
AMEN
Ameen!
Way to write.....
Way to let your ink speak!
ears/Seattle
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Fabulous!!!!!!
multidimensional randomness"
I believe that described this piece to the tee. Wow.
It felt like I was in this action packed love lorn, yet found, movie.
Left me rather breathless and I couldnt wait to see how you
ended this adventure! And then I wanted a Part 2!!!
~Atusha~
xoxoxoxox
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orpheus and his widow
weep
weep
weep
BRavo! such powerful forces at work here, alike some tripper trying to do some good in parliment house or the senate...
w advocado and lemon w cracked pepper on toast
-Jas
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Well this is an interesting read you know, it speaks to me in a few different voices, I feel like I am seeking something yet never find, I feel like I am wandering and my mind is simply free-falling when I read this.
And what truer verse could there be?
free will promises more than it delivers
And so it was that man understood that even in free will
there are limits and expectations, unwritten rules of play
and life is what it is until the day we discover what
true love really is.
awannabepoet
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can't wait to hear this one
I think that the way you move in and out from generality to specific, from the universal to the intimately personal is key to this one. LInes 21 and 71 hit hard.
Not that it matters, but I'm not sure someone hearing/reading this for the first time will be able to assemble the links of meaning to make a complete chain but as a reader I'm damn sure the poet has.
Powerful piece, bro'.
Tom
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