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Mother Corruption, The World is Starving
The ocean liner sailed across
Her glass of scotch on the rocks
The night was unfinished
The moon unsatisfied
She had yet to scupper the ship
In a rattle of ice
The rain is falling
The world can crush you down to dust
It can flatten you out
Roll you like doe, bake you
And break you to crumbs
To be scattered
On the floor of the gods
The world can suck you
Like a humbug like a sherbet lemon
Suck all the taste from you
Suck you down to a slither
And crunch you up to shards
Of boiled sweets
Stuck in the teeth
Of mechanical jaws
It can build you to pyramids
To skyscrapers to mountains
And then the mountains
Turn to bone
It can melt you down to iron
Merge you with carbon
Turn you to steel
Hammer you into shape
Into something you don’t recognize
Some people rust
Without knowing strength
The world is hungry
It’s starving for you
And if you don’t check it
You may be consumed
All I am sure of is:
You are alive
Published 1st May 2023
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Anonymous
1st May 2023 6:52pm
Hello there.
I loved the message in this. I love how it starts with that level of corruption and chaos and descends into reasons to be in this world. Reasons to be worthy. Reasons not to drink.
It’s really visceral in its descriptions, especially the sweet slither image. It was almost audible as we carried on through the rest of the read.
Most of all, I love that it doesn’t try to over complicate itself with fancy words. It’s to the point. And there’s so much value in that.
Thank you for sharing.
-M
I loved the message in this. I love how it starts with that level of corruption and chaos and descends into reasons to be in this world. Reasons to be worthy. Reasons not to drink.
It’s really visceral in its descriptions, especially the sweet slither image. It was almost audible as we carried on through the rest of the read.
Most of all, I love that it doesn’t try to over complicate itself with fancy words. It’s to the point. And there’s so much value in that.
Thank you for sharing.
-M
1st May 2023 7:00pm
Thank you for reading.
There's nothing fancy about me. A troglodyte who learnt to read...
Boiled sweets always get stuck in your teeth. The alcohol is only bad if it impacts negitvely on yourself and others.
Regards
James
There's nothing fancy about me. A troglodyte who learnt to read...
Boiled sweets always get stuck in your teeth. The alcohol is only bad if it impacts negitvely on yourself and others.
Regards
James
Anonymous
1st May 2023 7:10pm
Nowt fancy about me either. Common as shit. Probably why I loved it. 😂
Thanks
-M
Thanks
-M
4th May 2023 3:19pm
You certainly know how much I appreciate and feel your kind of ink/spoken word... this is another triumph, my friend.
Thank you for your continued poetic stylings and for being such a terrific influence to me personally.
Hope you are doing well.
All the best,
🌹💙
B
Thank you for your continued poetic stylings and for being such a terrific influence to me personally.
Hope you are doing well.
All the best,
🌹💙
B
4th May 2023 6:22pm
Thank you for reading it.
I do write poems with you in mind my friend. You are a good influence. And your support has help me grow my writing. They say if you write for everyone you may please no one.
I am very glad you liked this one.
I am well thanks, I hope you are well and enjoying these days.
regards
James
I do write poems with you in mind my friend. You are a good influence. And your support has help me grow my writing. They say if you write for everyone you may please no one.
I am very glad you liked this one.
I am well thanks, I hope you are well and enjoying these days.
regards
James
