i made supplication
to my heart
to my very heart
thudding and flopping
chambered
apart
i prayed to the flesh
how the spirit gives way
i set up my altar
i found beasts to slay
i asked only that
the beat would go on
my glistening, grinding
red ***** song
but the flesh made no answer
as if by design
the Universe tune
is ever so fine
i smashed up my idols
i burned up my books
i cast to an early grave
the high and proud looks
and the Universe met me there
and It said, “I’m Alive”
and It beat like a steady heart
that was keeping good Time
and It entered pact with me
a civil cease-fire
after It had destroyed me
and a new breath inspired
i’m cutting my ties again
i’m burning those old bridges
around the world and home again
i’m making decisions
Jun 30, 2019
Jun 30, 2019 at 2:04 AM UTC
i made supplication
to my heart
to my very heart
thudding and flopping
chambered
apart
i prayed to the flesh
how the spirit gives way
i set up my altar
i found beasts to slay
i asked only that
the beat would go on
my glistening, grinding
red ***** song
but the flesh made no answer
as if by design
the Universe tune
is ever so fine
i smashed up my idols
i burned up my books
i cast to an early grave
the high and proud looks
and the Universe met me there
and It said, “I’m Alive”
and It beat like a steady heart
that was keeping good Time
and It entered pact with me
a civil cease-fire
after It had destroyed me
and a new breath inspired
i’m cutting my ties again
i’m burning those old bridges
around the world and home again
i’m making decisions
Written by Justin Aptaker ca. 2011 - 2014
Request permission to use this poem