They ponder still, of the will, of the open book;
Better to be judged by cover, or by page, I await answer.
Foreign ink drops stain my words.
Eager notes scrawl my organs.
Passioned fingers, sweat my bonds; loose,
Like wings in the wind, my knowledge flies,
Unbridled.
They question more, the empty score, of the read bible;
Simpler to be believed, than misunderstood, agree?
Mumbling misfits, chant my contents in crazed ecstasy;
I made no commands, I wish for no harm;
I seek no justice, I want not blood, for fluid.
I wish for eyes and eyes alone.
Give it to me, these pleasures; alone.
They pass me down, the procession quick, and change me, day and night;
I am no babe, I need no milk for life, I have not mouth to feed, I need minds to seed.
The whispers they make in my presence,
behind closed doors is atrocious.
Do they ponder of me still,
to question my answers?
I care not, no more, for now, I am fractured.
For if you read, the broken pieces, the shards of my once reflective ode to wisdom;
You will gain naught but, an unbearable ache of the mind.
This is a poem that I wrote on this day, July 17th, back in 2010.
Sometimes I'm still amazed at my depth of thought. I've become a lot more emotional and less intellectual in my poetry, I think. Or, perhaps I'm just writing in a different way.
Regardless... Enjoy!
DEW
P.S. Do read this poem in a gradual pace to really feel it. Obey the commas, surf with the flow ;)