Prisoner Of Language

Will time live eternal
or just its retelling
A prisoner of language
whose paradox mined

Dimension in contrast
ill-fated contrition
To look but not touch
—and hope they align

(Rosemont College: December, 2023)



Through A Vacuum

Biologically tethered
time is the demon
Your flesh and your blood
by nature defined

Each tic of the clock
your heart beats in cadence
Dogmatic in method
caught up in the brine

What if your consciousness
took a leap forward
Abandoning reference
erasing the lines

Polarity exits
its jail through a vacuum
Releasing reversing
—becoming sublime

(Rosemont College: December, 2023)

Starting Over

Dig up the foundation
requestion each premise
Wade through the bathwater
the baby must go

A leap when it’s quantum
still subject and object
Fly out of the portal
—rejecting what’s known

(Rosemont College: December, 2023)

When understanding dies
—blood is all we have

(Dreamsleep: December, 2023)

Tasting like music
each word marches on
Out of the vacuum
flavored in song
The future parades
on both sides of the bridge
The band denied entry
so close to the edge

The toll taker muted
arms point to the sky
Pedestrians hover
and wait to get by
Guide wires of silence
restrung play adieu
When the drum major signals
—it’s safe to come through

(Dreamsleep: December, 2023)

Can you go crazy
without language
madness unclear

Can you reason
without dialog
or words for your fears

Can you think
without symbols
progress undefined

Can you tie it
together
—without names in your mind

(Dreamsleep: December, 2023)

The entropy of life
— is shame

(Dreamsleep: December, 2023)

The message complex …
your form should be simple
A carrier pigeon
no longer confined

Direct and straight forward
the fault lines will rupture
The magma exploding
—forever to find

(The New Room: December, 2023)

Some people write
poetically
And some write
poetic prose

Both front and rear gates
lead back to a garden
To harvest
—what is grown

(Dreamsleep: December, 2023)