Misunderstood,
Know it yourself.
This world is cruel,
Unforgiving of fate.
Judgments rendered,
Predictive force.
Anticipating rejection,
Internalizing wounds.
Scabs formed,
Over festering flesh.
Ointments applied,
To rotting skin.
Safety nonexistent,
Create space for death.
Graveyards dug,
For countless corpses.
Nothing good,
Awaiting at the entrance.
Hostile intentions,
Fangs bared against you.
Your presence denied,
Enemies too powerful.
Allies nonexistent,
Hide yourself away.
Rumble in my chest,
Sharp intake of breath.
Vibrations move outward,
Escape furry vessel.
Enter anew,
Roadblocks and obstacles.
Shake their integrity,
Stones melt into water.
Wash away pain,
Send it down the drain.
Sweet music plays,
Notes sing lullabies.
Intimate comfort,
Healing song.
From body to body,
Sharing a soul.
Brushstrokes layered,
Canvas still white.
Rough outlines emerge,
Essence elusive.
Sitting model fidgets,
Restless and bored.
Constantly shifting,
Blurring the image.
Set off for a moment,
Never to return.
Incomplete portrait staring,
Blank spaces to fill.
Interpreting visions,
Fairy whispers of truth.
Legacy everlasting,
Ugly pictures of you.
When things get still,
They start remembering.
No space for those thoughts,
Chaos in means chaos out.
Problems in means problems out,
Externalize the internal.
Something out here is victimizing,
Betrayed by the mind.
Many selves, all traitors,
Unable to accept.
Find others to blame,
For imagined persecutions.
Emotional intolerance,
Expunge all the hurt.
Social mores impose consequences,
Beat up the closest and the voiceless.
“It’s not abuse”,
Force them to love you.
If they accept any treatment,
Then they deserve it.
Give an inch,
Take a life.
World’s a stage,
You the only actor.
Production of emotions,
Overabundant supply.
Drowning in inventory,
No market to exploit.
Can’t stop the presses,
Assembly line keeps running.
Smeared and blank pages,
Packed up for recycling.
Business without customers,
Artist with no audience.
Writing but no readers,
Heartstrings out of reach.
Flow of feelings,
Seeking common threads.
Bypass the current,
Soul rocks hidden in the river bed.
History written,
Heart made heavy.
Loyalists to a despot,
Celebrate with violence.
Armed insurrection,
Coup d’état.
Blow up the Capitol,
Hallowed chambers rendered hollow.
Assault on democracy,
Will of the people.
Violate and desecrate,
Overthrow the sky.
Gunshot rings out,
Lincoln’s theater reminded.
Supremacy of racists,
Assassinate our virtues.
Stay in the light to be protected,
Everything outside is repelled.
Dwell within.
Sleep soundly.
The darkness draws you close,
Encompassing and loving.
Maternal embrace.
Womb enclosure.
Orthodox scriptures,
White man’s rules.
Femininity suppressed,
Factories of wombs.
Colorful emotions,
Mother earth’s power.
Delicate strength,
Shatter civilizations.
Gods on earth,
Command all its creatures.
False idols shriek delusions,
Fragile subversion imminent.
Straight, strong back,
Heavy slant nonetheless.
Imperceptibly askew,
Radiating perfection.
Haunted but bright,
Inner burning stays hidden.
Collapse in itself,
Bursting galaxies of stars.
Harpsichord strings,
Gravitational pull.
Captivating hypnosis,
Giddying thrill.
Repulsion throws backwards,
Dizzy from the shock.
Revolted visage turned toward me,
Crippled by an elm.
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