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Red State
It is the same thing
that lives here
randomly fulfilling expectations
in less reliable form
though not as softly
or hard to hear
as painfully
we try to cure its narrowness
its tuberculosis
with household tiger's blood
and bowls of black cherries
Were we faithful
having some mark
or implied claim
to share in human delicacy
The perpetual sounds of sensation
that account for speech
damaging our dreams
our flesh
our hidden tunnels to the surface
This accumulation of dry rust
that flakes into shadows
like the smoky vapor of cities
lingering in time
How many thoughts can sustain
the turbulent proof of language
or the removal of tasteless amusement
In the manufactured structure
a paradise of the deceased
argues for physical shape
yet can never contain
nor even acknowledge
willingly
its most vital place
that lives here
randomly fulfilling expectations
in less reliable form
though not as softly
or hard to hear
as painfully
we try to cure its narrowness
its tuberculosis
with household tiger's blood
and bowls of black cherries
Were we faithful
having some mark
or implied claim
to share in human delicacy
The perpetual sounds of sensation
that account for speech
damaging our dreams
our flesh
our hidden tunnels to the surface
This accumulation of dry rust
that flakes into shadows
like the smoky vapor of cities
lingering in time
How many thoughts can sustain
the turbulent proof of language
or the removal of tasteless amusement
In the manufactured structure
a paradise of the deceased
argues for physical shape
yet can never contain
nor even acknowledge
willingly
its most vital place
Published 6th Jun 2021
| Edited 10th Apr 2024
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- Edited 10th Jul 2021 8:45pm
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6th Jun 2021 11:29pm
7th Jun 2021 2:35am
7th Jun 2021 3:14pm
Very interesting to delve into this write. The salt lake. I experienced dual aspects, perhaps a physical and a personal or inter-personal aspect. And then, the piece read like something that goes very deep, while shedding beautiful glimpses of creative imagery, only to surface, there, shedding insights into the imagery. Very much like one would experience in the exploration of a salt lake.
Wonderful and cool.
Wonderful and cool.
7th Jun 2021 10:16pm
I appreciate your view on this. You summed it up quite well! Thank you for the comments. Best wishes
9th Jun 2021 11:46pm
11th Jun 2021 10:08pm
