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Palpating the empty cavernous realm of intellect and morality,
I find a restricting noose constructed of the finest strands of insecurity, but it's more proportionally comprised of self-doubt. Each fiber's soaked in a vat of social restraint, the ineffective capability of people to deny injustice. Choosing instead the intoxicating mirage that hereditary lies has handed down throughout the centuries.

Helping the constructors of irrationalism build their platform upon supports of popular opinion.
Equipping it with the ingenious trap door many a potential scholar of entropy and fatalism has fallen through. Snapped necks they suffocate on the breath of pseudo-liberty; as the French have, and Americans still do.

Hands bound behind their backs by indecision, latent anger, the belief in a system far from progressive. Where morals and codes of conduct are tempered, and deliberately shaped into devices of torture sugar coated, and worn pridefully without knowing the restrictions nor the pain, any form of progressive thought is absent. The mass majority select intellectual stagnance over the enlightening evolution of attempting to understand the human condition.

They are not to blame.
For shame and resentment are left for frugal debates over each new candidate, sheered from the same wormwood poisoning the stream of consciousness ****** by a nationalistic fervor full of flavor, no long lasting integrity, only iron clad walls of discretion and misrepresentation.

Traveling great distances, shoulders encumbered with regret, apathy, and triviality; the phantom that is a patriot has left his burden laden tracks for the next poor sap to find his way far from freedom, closer to slavery. The yoke fits loosely but unlike the bumbling oxen his purpose is indiscernable, his capacity to think of a way to escape is neutralized by the bag of oats and blinders he himself accepts; by abhorring what he’ll call disrespect and irreverence toward a slave driving body masked by the right to live fruitfully, albeit sedentary.

The joy of complacency is not holding responsibility, not feeling accountable for any choice where the dangers of rational thinking may awaken the bitter, savage realization that he is merely a by-product, a cog in a larger scheme to keep freedom a longer journey than it is according to the whip holder’s theory. The excruciating knot is pulled tightly together by hunger, so the worker satisfies this hunger with more intricately designed knots. His concentration isn’t in untying it, it’s merely compounding it with greater enigmas he’ll leave for the omniscient to decipher, and untangle.

He’ll wash his hands of the assignment and swallow what he deems nourishment, but the hole is never plugged. The hole grows and the abyss growls, the sounds of thousands of souls in constant traction, but this man of many fantasies can have no distractions. His focus remains selectively aimed upon projects the future will later ruin, yet without foresight the ambition has no name so the cycle remains the same.

His lifeless body now swings to and fro above gallows where the omnipotent applaud the writhing spirit of free will convulsing violently; gyrating while the sedated world of the executed continues being recreated to disguise the sincerest, deepest pain he’ll never know, because knowledge is will and the power struggle is one of isolation and possible destitution. So only when he wakes after his fate has been sealed will free spirit, and free will assault his no longer inebriated body, showing no mercy and reminding him of every time they tried to save him.

He’ll scream in utter agony placing his voiceless soul amongst those bellowing from the abyss he never tried to close. What’s more, choosing to ignore such an enormous expanse of nothing, makes the punishment perfectly sufficient, and succinct with every bit of skepticism he had that such a void of expression, virility, and endless suffering even existed. The twisting twine that holds this wretched, still body of reason securely above the wastelands of awareness makes the most insidious noise. It’s like rubbing famine and pestilent ridden bodies together; the crunching sound of bones absent of mass, riddled with brittle chip marks where the consciously aware soldiers of misfortune have attempted to shape spearheads of vindication, but are then left where they were found because even the potential tools of warfare are less sturdy and strong than the flesh bound mind of sterility from whence they came.

So there is nothing this heap of biological ingenuity and imagination can offer, but to swing in each gusting breeze like a sign posted “No Loitering,” “No Trespassing” would when pushed by the conglomerate gales of assembled hundreds. Ignorance prevails, those who fight are made to accept this evil mantra not out of doubt, but hope that once one awakes before his/her spirit and will has been completely removed, they’ll feel the refreshing irony of those who prayed silently that their army of insolent rewriters of justice has grown by one more.

Still breathing, within a masked struggle fought on separate planes of reality, behind curtains weaved of Kevlar, lead, and iron, many perverts of theory co-opt covertly in absolute anonymity fashioning plans: the plans of liberty, freedom, and prosperity.

They’re his only means of acquittal. Slashing the ropes and allowing those long since dead to die in peace, and those whose breath still has a bit of resistance to fight; the chance to view in full honesty and tragedy the gallows where weary travelers of theory are beaten by conviction and moral restrictions.
Korey Miller Oct 2012
i was reborn, like a phoenix
but without all the glory.
i didn't set the hospital on fire; i struggled  
to pull myself from the ashes
of a former prodigy,
one entwined with madness
in all the right ways
laced with misery like a noir heroine,
so sexily depressing-
whereas now i am just empty

i did not emerge unscathed, no,
not like the fledgling, i
am covered in scars and faultlines from where
the sorrow tried rip itself
from my sorry body
and the crimson glue holding me together
replenishes itself more diluted each time

before i died
i swung through technicolor
episodes of scarlet, rose,
ecstatic white, and the
sapphire blue to haunt my dreams
waking and at night
but the color leached away,
the antiseptic began to pervade, refilled my veins
and purged me of everything but grey.

before my death,
i reigned over the darkness, banished it
when it did not suit me,
manipulated reason, lived in a waking dreamland,
in complete control of my life-
but now, when i am fragile as eggshell,
it's the only place i can hide,
a haven where i can act like the lack of light
masks an imagined vivacity and not a skeleton in flat black and white,
disguises and emboldens me,
allows me to be whole again,
to forget the borders, my limitations
indiscernable in dusk

i used to cast my own light-
now i am my own shadow
and in the dark i fumble for
what i used to be,
reconnect myself with the world
throw myself from the cliff
and hope to find my wings again
Et cetera Aug 2015
The woods resounded with each thought in your mind
But the words were tripping over themselves
Like the ancient trees, their overreaching roots, deep underground
Like the canopies, so intertwined, no tree could claim ownership
Like those worms who made their homes everywhere, and lived everywhere, all at once

The woods resounded with each thought in your mind
But the words were unintelligible; hieroglyphic
Like those haunting sounds at night, when the insects crawl and cowardly predators prey
Like those etchings on beautiful trees, bearing a hundred year old story, be it love or revenge
Like those indiscernable twines of creepers, snakes and curly twigs; sly, deceiving, inviting

The woods resounded with each thought in your mind
But the words were just a mingle of whispers
Like the spider's sweet rumblings to the flies, invitations to his abode
Like the torturous immigration of winds, tree to tree, blade to blade, a shrill tune in its wake
Like the chantings of night fairies, wishing health and wealth and death and breath and everything, in hushed melody

The woods resounded with each thought in your mind
And I reached out, caressed the stringy trails, tripped over some, embraced the halo of your presence
And I let them struggle with me, smiling as if that was the essence of peace, and then inhaled the torturous wind
When I could breathe again, I recognized the words on that old banyan tree where you and I became immortal
All hail the homeless, the hieroglyphs, the whispers; and the woods spoke no more.
croob Oct 2018
fur crusting over with blood,
entrails pouring from a gap
in its gut, the cat laid supine
with an indiscernable
emotion frozen on its face.
georgia watched from behind us,
crossing-uncrossing her arms.
Is he dead yet, are you done?
i thought so, but prodded it
to be sure. some blood seeped out;
it lay still as the surrounding air.
Gentler with the knife, she said.
i responded, Why’s it matter,
it’s dead, you know? and stabbed it.
‘*** you’re gonna make me cry!
No use crying over it,
i said; she cried for a while.
Louve Sep 2019
L’impression de cueillir une fleur avant qu’elle n’ait éclos,
Un cadavre en guise d’ombre.
Une douleur sombre,
Indéfinissable,
Presque indiscernable.

L’impression d’avoir tué l’éveil d’un souffle,
Pendant que mon cœur se camoufle.
La folie d’y avoir cru anéantie dans un soupir,
Et puis ce doute, le risque de fléchir.

Pardonne moi de ne te donner que des signaux codés,
Chez les autres si simple ça paraissait.
J’y ai cru,
Je l’ai même voulu,
Et je me suis perdue.

L’impression d’avoir arraché une toile à un maître,
L’œuvre est inachevée,
L’arc en ciel côtoyant le vide.
Et tes larmes invisibles, inaudibles,
En bande son.
It always feels wrong to love but leave
Amrita G Jul 2020
Mankind's vicious cycle
Never ceases even to take
A single breath
A moment of reflection
As blood falls
Draping the hard ground
Like the ruby hilt
Of a gleaming sword
That is driven through the mind
Without mercy
And leaving the heart
In all its purity
Perfectly intact

As they rage
With their ferocious demeanor
Their countenance
Focused on the allure of the shine
But not the gem itself
That lies deep hidden
They crave control
That beckons out to them
Control over their vices
And over other's virtue
The tears, and the cause
Are now indiscernable
From the sweat, and the effect
Mutilation
Of something precious
That did no harm
But for its beauty

They fight
With greed
And lust
For a better life
A life with honour, dignity and grace
Empowered
To take it all
From themselves
And from innocence
Anger is a powerful tool
Blemished outrage
Tainted appall
With basic human instincts
That are predators
Watching it's prey with steely eyes
Preparing for the hunt

Soldiers, warriors
Attack, defense
To oppress for glory
To unflinchingly cut off
The burning entity
Of real, opaque lives
Wars are fought
In raging tides
Of an ocean
But a few feet deep





Earth cries in dismay
Where is righteousness?
Has empathy become
A mute victim
Of your endless tyranny?
Can you gain trust
By stealing it from another?
Can you win a war
By celebrating cruelty?
Can you be aquire power
By sacrificing love?
"No"
They say
The blood is on our hands too
We watch , raising our voice
Like thunder in a storm
But the lightning has already stuck
Indelible damage
Is etched
Into the arms of generations to come
It started with a mark, vague and blurred
But it was always a poison
Running in our veins
Slowly consuming
With insatiable hunger


Trust us
Rely on unfazed kindness
Of people
They have a spark
Of humanity
An edge
Of lingering compassion
Like a field of marigolds
In spring
Fragrant, beguiling
As yellow as the sun
The glow of which is
Culled by caves of character


"I told them
I warned them
That humanity is undefined
And that history teaches us prescience
If we are careful enough to see it
If we observe not just the glimmer of the leaf
But the dew drop that carries it
Which came from the storm
The night before
It is foolish
To fall in love with the silhouette
Without realizing
That it's a shadow
Of something else
To admire a rose
Without feeling your hands bleed
See, the vileness
Of hate
Greed
Loathing
Will one day
Approach with stealth
And as painful reminders
That even putting justice in
The hands of people
With goodwill
Is a soon to be crime"
So I looked
At the fallen warriors
Yet again
"Look at what you have done
By trusting people"

— The End —