Jun 13
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I see not a
⠀⠀⠀⠀Human face but a dog’s
⠀⠀⠀⠀Human like a dog’s face
⠀⠀⠀⠀Human under at ten points of contact
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀ under
⠀⠀⠀⠀Human eyes like dog’s
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀like
⠀⠀⠀⠀Human deeply, somewhere
⠀⠀⠀⠀Human-attempting
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I see, God,
⠀⠀⠀⠀Human, but made of fog
⠀⠀⠀⠀Human as a thundercloud
⠀⠀⠀⠀Human sticking as atoms lighting up, immediate
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀slowing now
⠀⠀⠀⠀Human multiplies like beeswarm
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ like
⠀⠀⠀⠀Human becoming, and forming
⠀⠀⠀⠀Human-supposed like
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀the compression of gasses
some slow{⠀⠀ the star we marble about
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ing eternity down
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ down to
some sowing-time; a happening to the dirt
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ And see not a
⠀⠀⠀⠀Human happening to the face
⠀⠀⠀⠀Human like candle dissipating
⠀⠀⠀⠀Human under many gallons of wax
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ under
⠀⠀⠀⠀Human reeling in the blastocyst upon it
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ surrounds
⠀⠀⠀⠀Human cells like beeswarm like dog’swarm
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀like a predator like
⠀⠀⠀⠀Human kicking the candle behind me
⠀⠀⠀⠀Human-desperate
⠀⠀⠀⠀Human face but a dog’s
⠀⠀⠀⠀Human like a dog’s face
⠀⠀⠀⠀Human under at ten points of contact
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀ under
⠀⠀⠀⠀Human eyes like dog’s
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀like
⠀⠀⠀⠀Human deeply, somewhere
⠀⠀⠀⠀Human-attempting
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I see, God,
⠀⠀⠀⠀Human, but made of fog
⠀⠀⠀⠀Human as a thundercloud
⠀⠀⠀⠀Human sticking as atoms lighting up, immediate
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀slowing now
⠀⠀⠀⠀Human multiplies like beeswarm
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ like
⠀⠀⠀⠀Human becoming, and forming
⠀⠀⠀⠀Human-supposed like
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀the compression of gasses
some slow{⠀⠀ the star we marble about
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ing eternity down
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ down to
some sowing-time; a happening to the dirt
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ And see not a
⠀⠀⠀⠀Human happening to the face
⠀⠀⠀⠀Human like candle dissipating
⠀⠀⠀⠀Human under many gallons of wax
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ under
⠀⠀⠀⠀Human reeling in the blastocyst upon it
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ surrounds
⠀⠀⠀⠀Human cells like beeswarm like dog’swarm
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀like a predator like
⠀⠀⠀⠀Human kicking the candle behind me
⠀⠀⠀⠀Human-desperate
from april 14, 2020
poem from the past a day #25
there a lot of good poems before this and a lot of good poems after this, but even to this day, it's my opinion that this is the best piece of writing I have ever made.
it flows- it's all flowy.
it looks neat.
its language is straightforward, and blunt, and still pleading and emotional.
it's brief, but doesn't confuse.
i think it's unique, even coming from my oddball collection.
and, oh my, it's a little trans.
incidentally, it's also the first poem that i presented with an image file instead of plain text- of course, it's not possible to upload images here. i can get around that with a little bit of invisible character magic, but it's supposed to be viewed in a more idealized way. if you want to see that you can look me up on deviant art, my username is Berried-Lark.
poem from the past a day #25
there a lot of good poems before this and a lot of good poems after this, but even to this day, it's my opinion that this is the best piece of writing I have ever made.
it flows- it's all flowy.
it looks neat.
its language is straightforward, and blunt, and still pleading and emotional.
it's brief, but doesn't confuse.
i think it's unique, even coming from my oddball collection.
and, oh my, it's a little trans.
incidentally, it's also the first poem that i presented with an image file instead of plain text- of course, it's not possible to upload images here. i can get around that with a little bit of invisible character magic, but it's supposed to be viewed in a more idealized way. if you want to see that you can look me up on deviant art, my username is Berried-Lark.
