Assurances given are life received
to the person bereft of certainty,
dying slowly if the healing balm
is not applied by the willing tongue.
It’s a commodity that most desire,
be they kings or be they squires;
they seek what’s not possessed,
sustained by the words that bless.
Trust becomes the core currency,
given in exchange to the minority,
knowing arcanum by rote belief,
spoke predictions that bring relief.
Each is a subscription of the heart,
transactions returning to the start,
through cycles of sustaining loops
manifested by the doting groups.
The voice will echo authority,
denying the bane of accuracy;
interpretations hold a greater weight
when assurances ensure a circling fate.
© 2026. Lynn Green. All Rights Reserved. 20260506.
May 7
May 7, 2026 at 6:22 AM UTC
Assurances given are life received
to the person bereft of certainty,
dying slowly if the healing balm
is not applied by the willing tongue.
It’s a commodity that most desire,
be they kings or be they squires;
they seek what’s not possessed,
sustained by the words that bless.
Trust becomes the core currency,
given in exchange to the minority,
knowing arcanum by rote belief,
spoke predictions that bring relief.
Each is a subscription of the heart,
transactions returning to the start,
through cycles of sustaining loops
manifested by the doting groups.
The voice will echo authority,
denying the bane of accuracy;
interpretations hold a greater weight
when assurances ensure a circling fate.
© 2026. Lynn Green. All Rights Reserved. 20260506.
The poem "Subscription" critiques the human tendency to trade objective truth for the comforting, cyclical assurances provided by authoritative figures.
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