Wednesday, May 3, 2017

the un-firm foundation of finality


the secret society of solitude

membership: one

 

undone

without the sun

the moon a sliver

in my quiver

a bottle of schnapps

 

the sea does not beseech

but waves beckon

the sea a solution

of solidarity against the solid

 

and i solution with a solution

surrounded by glass

contradicting george harrison

by saying, “nothing will pass”

because nothing ever existed

except the precepts percolating

in the nerve particles

permeating perception

 

just got rolled up on

told to get the F… off the beach

 

back on the streets

walking south on ocean ave

towards santa monica blvd

where i’ll head east

until whatever

 

poets are not clever

but our genius is unsurpassed

against your rejection

 

my protection:

the numerous volumes i’ve read

regarding religion, philosophy,

history, neurophysiology

and physics

that now just makes me smile and nod

when you ignite your ignorance

 

i didn’t just glance

till i could recite

i made it my own

till my flesh and bone

could clone

the dark streets of decay

 

it’s not easy to choreograph

an original dance

portraying every motion as meaningless

 

but that’s where i found the form

to free me as a dancer

where there is no answer

 

and those that question

are not the company

i wish to keep

 

this moment is not a cancer

it’s just me at an intersection

waiting for the light to change

there is no reason

the chicken crossed the road

and the reason he gives

really doesn’t matter

 

celebrate the erase

the freedom of consciousness

they try to crease and fold

until it conforms

to an ergonomic design

 

truth is relative

dictated by personal preference

otherwise the factions wouldn’t

fart in each other’s faces

claiming their smell

is the oranges and roses

of a still life painting

defining their definitions

as universal

one size fits all

 

sidewalk to sidewalk intersection

no destination

but on the other side

i stop by a picture window enthralled

with a painting of a bridge

construction stalled

because they realized

it led to nowhere and to nothing at all

 

i take a sip of schnapps

light a smoke

stare

and smile

 

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