Rara Avis
Rare
That emerald you excavated under the backyard magnolia-
Did it merit well?
Enshrined Lilywhite Sessions CD in a dirty bin on Third St.-
What were you digging for?
Sanctum glare of the Blood Moon-
Did it alter your projection?
Fracture a wishbone into a lofty half-
A velleity. Why do we keep wishing for “world peace”?
Cryptic- an egg harboring two ochre yolks-
Did your future ever prevail?
Twenty - Dollars sandwiched between greasy SEPTA seats-
Was it panacea?
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Abundance of frugal chaos;
the tempests,
Lobotomized ideas.
Joy-and-pain,
Poignant experiences.
The truest rarity-
comes with their absence.
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The moments inherited from,
Lack of moments;
-the ones deficient in expression.
The time you sat on our hand knotted afghan;
your gaze drew a blank.
Eyes when closed,
Flashed vivid lightening-
Indigo then black,
Then, blue again,
They rolled beneath venous eyelids.
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Beastly posture;
Sinking between spaces in floorboards.
Blank space-
Constituent; in nature.
Mindlessness,
-resolved the fastidious,
And revolving production deep within;
your shattered head.
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Your contrived breath became effortless;
Thoughts ferried away on them.
-carved,
-gilded,
-benumbed,
Spirited…
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And these moments are scarce,
Too ephemeral to be calculable;
Fleeting too soon,
Requiring perfection.
Its intangible-
the things that truly are rare.
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I appreciate you creating this content.So great!
Questions not contracting into answers. The highlight for me: "Fracture a wishbone into a lofty half- A velleity. Why do we keep wishing for 'world peace'?"
That was an amazing piece. So many moods and so many places and so easy to get lost in it all!