On the brink

As I stand, stand, stand on the brink of

somewhere between full throttle breakneck disaster

and bust-erecting full potential breaching success

I look to the cloud-covered skies for guidance

guidance and direction, motivation and creative

yes, creative inspiration, but alas, the waters

had run dry, so I looked to the green of the land

the land, though lush and dense with forest

forest, wood, ben and brae

gave me no hearty words, no linguistic flurry of glorious proportions

So, I looked inward, past sinew, bone, flesh and beyond phallic structures

to the very soul of me

is that not the joy of the ink to parchment art?

to bare one's soul, as an open exhibition?

the fanciful, the fury

the failure, the fortune

for all to prick, prod, probe and excavate for priceless nuggets

of gold from my dripping synapses

for as long as my heart pumps blood through my veins to my arteries and well, everywhere

and my lungs inhale and exhale the life-essential oxygen

the words will come forth from my hands to your eyes

read them, mark them, bookmark them

posterise them and celebrate them

vilify and venerate them

herald them and scowl at them

despised or loved

derided and detested

adored and respected

does it all feel the same?

influence, inspiration, indelible mark on all creation

what's my station, what's my station?

wide-mouthed celebratory elation, wide-eyed dilation

what's my vocation, what's my vocation?

guilty as charged officer, for not giving a crap

no time for deliberation, procrastination

guilty, judge, the man is guilty, gavel tap tap

this is a gentle reminder, for anyone, who needs it

a full-force call-to-action, plea for something; it

the foundations won't rock, shiver and rumble

if we don't make a mess

the pillars won't drop, crumble to rubble,

if we don't cause some stress

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Thanks for reading!

Author's Notes: Two SoC poems that felt better together. Could be considered part of an unofficial collection that includes "Venit Vidit Vicit", "Paint Me!" and "too damn sloppy", links below. Inspiration, motivation - take from it what you want or just celebrate/comdemn the audacity of it all!

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