ahem!
phasers on full,
having violated
someone’s human rights,
prepared to be eliminated.
on trial for a continuance
to keep on breathing,
gave a summation speech:
*an untitled poem
is a diamond with
a single imperfection,
casting shadow doubt
on the flawlessness of
a huge finger rock*
*it’s an angel without a halo,
it’s a cat without any claws,
it’s a ice cream sundae sans cherry,
it’s a rudderless ship, no captain,
it’s rock ‘n roll without **** Jagger,
country with no Bonnie or Jolene,
female songwriters with no Adele*
*it’s a woman you’ve met on a train,
falling in love, instantly, whimsically,
she says I love you too! but there’s
no profit in it, no chance of success,
leaves without leaving her name*
*it’s a poem without a directive, a legendary,
imperfect perfection without a signpost pointer,
it’s the only loving worth having, that when lost,
unforgiving, the thousandth cut, so when she asks,
“forgive me?” your silence chokes, you cannot reply*
*incapable of completion,
you’re un-entitled,
you’re untitled,
a blank,
whited-out,
nameless as well*
forevermore
Jun 10, 2020
Jun 10, 2020 at 6:35 PM UTC
ahem!
phasers on full,
having violated
someone’s human rights,
prepared to be eliminated.
on trial for a continuance
to keep on breathing,
gave a summation speech:
*an untitled poem
is a diamond with
a single imperfection,
casting shadow doubt
on the flawlessness of
a huge finger rock*
*it’s an angel without a halo,
it’s a cat without any claws,
it’s a ice cream sundae sans cherry,
it’s a rudderless ship, no captain,
it’s rock ‘n roll without **** Jagger,
country with no Bonnie or Jolene,
female songwriters with no Adele*
*it’s a woman you’ve met on a train,
falling in love, instantly, whimsically,
she says I love you too! but there’s
no profit in it, no chance of success,
leaves without leaving her name*
*it’s a poem without a directive, a legendary,
imperfect perfection without a signpost pointer,
it’s the only loving worth having, that when lost,
unforgiving, the thousandth cut, so when she asks,
“forgive me?” your silence chokes, you cannot reply*
*incapable of completion,
you’re un-entitled,
you’re untitled,
a blank,
whited-out,
nameless as well*
forevermore
^ feel free to substitute man, it makes zerodifference.
