Of All the Hearts in All the World

after intoxication levels breach there is

nothing to stem this

nexus totality of more love than thought humanly possible

interlaced with loss which proceeds to crumble the core of my earth

victory survives as a foreigner

exiled from sight-sound-presence-memory through a

rupture of sufficient violence to leave the

sky with slashes tortured and torn in places—slabs of celestial

anatomy semi-eviscerated near a bridge I planned to build as a memorial

reflection to mirror inner turmoil coated with thinly veiled pleasantries in the

years since you left…since these last dregs of passion—without hesitation—I would lay life down to gift you

Thank you for reading my entry into Real Poetic's Anniversary Challenge!

This is the first Unofficial Vocal Challenge entry I've ever submitted, and it's only fitting that it's to the Creator who started the trend of Unofficial Vocal Challenges.

Nuff-nuff respect, Real Poetic!