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Beautiful Litter - Part Two

II. (cont'd)


My Good Spirit of empathy, compassion, forgiveness, love and understanding,
is forced back when the Bad Spirit moves to the forefront.
I walk amongst the beautiful litter, a moment's trend of sanctimonious trash,
sunlight reflecting off tinfoil in the alley,
youth chasing the smoke and mirrors of dragon's breath,
plastic smiles
                   plastic music
                                     plastic money,
gigantic slabs of flesh and grease lumbering along,
stuffing holes with more gigantic slabs of flesh and grease....

                                         ....and I think through the tongues of the Bad Spirit, 

"Am I a star-too-far trapped within the flesh of a skinwalker?"


At that precise moment, I lower myself beneath the beautiful litter,
beneath the festering rubbish,
as a hateful, despicable Bishop of rage and despondency.

      It's not them and me


-We-


It's We
         It's We!

Smash glass houses and people will continue imagining glass walls 
to be(not to be)still climbing,
                       so throwing stones won't accomplish much anyway.

But but but but the Great Mother is choking on the beautiful litter,
much quicker                           than predicted,
and Old Raven doesn't fly on broomsticks and pentagrams,
for Old Raven has always had wings.

Stupid huemans. Stupid you. Stupid me.

-We-

must break free from this global American dream,
because it isn't a dream at all, but instead, a nightmare
cloaked in sugar plums and fairies cutting tongues on razor-edged incisors.

_____ you, American dream.


-We- must break free from the hypodermic urges of the beautiful litter,
for fool's gold glitters, yeah, for fool's gold glitters.

With the last 22 grams of the Good Spirit remaining in my heart,
with the last coherent feeling remaining in my bleeding heart,
I hope that when I exhale my final breath, a loved one is there to catch it,
I hope to be miles away from the hell.icopters, false idols, empty eyes and neon lights

        and the beautiful litter,
        the beautiful litter.






June 13th, 2012

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  1. Date: 6/22/2012 10:53:00 PM

    good poetry here Chris

  1. Date: 6/22/2012 11:35:00 AM

    Yup, your writes definitely have this way of making me think-- this part even sort of sounds like it can be put into a song (some parts of it) --this 2nd half is also very loaded -- I won't even detail all the things that stood out for me here, hehe. But yup, I hope you continue to write these thought provoking poems of yours, Chris!

  1. Date: 6/20/2012 6:22:00 PM

    Ouch! I thought that "hue-man" was a mispelling in the first part!! I have to google it! "The Melanin Theory"!! : ) I know the theory under Scientific Racism...(Im dense). I guess the "fill in the blank" is the F word... Still...a pleasure to read.

  1. Date: 6/16/2012 3:25:00 PM

    Man o man....u said so much. The famine, skinwalkers, hueman.....your a genius for this one! Who locked your ass in a closet until your homework was done? This is Top Shelf!.......the monopoly thing, I still got it...

    Aechtner Avatar Chris D. Aechtner Date: 6/16/2012 10:12:00 PM Block poet from commenting on your poetry

    Dr. Linton Bradley, West Coast Parker Brother, thank you for your overall encouragement. You better still have Monopoly!
  1. Date: 6/15/2012 3:13:00 PM

    Thought provoking - what poetry should be.

    Aechtner Avatar Chris D. Aechtner Date: 6/16/2012 2:41:00 PM Block poet from commenting on your poetry

    Joann, thank you kindly.
  1. Date: 6/15/2012 11:18:00 AM

    CDA, this needs to be highlighted.. I somehow lack the words to actually explain the impact this series had.. Just for the lack of sounding like a broken record.. This is a masterpiece.. Gripping stuff like only you can do it! Thanks for the feedback on my poem today as well.. Enjoy the weekend ahead.. ps I love your avatar

    Aechtner Avatar Chris D. Aechtner Date: 6/16/2012 2:40:00 PM Block poet from commenting on your poetry

    Thank you for your kind words, Wilma. Your avatar is very sweet.
  1. Date: 6/14/2012 12:31:00 PM

    See, a delirious woman would not experience this poem as abstract or surreal...lol...I feel it all, Chris...Powerful...I hear what you are saying about a change of direction. I've not been reading much poetry here lately. Go with the shifting current...run free with it! Your poetry is always fresh, always has a razor-sharp edge, and I can only imagine what is still to come. You are a brilliant artist.

    Ueri Avatar Christine Ueri Date: 6/19/2012 6:36:00 AM Block poet from commenting on your poetry

    Misunderstandings can easily happen. I'm glad that all is clear now. :D
    O. Avatar Ruben O. Date: 6/18/2012 11:59:00 PM Block poet from commenting on your poetry

    Cont.....Sometimes im a little dense. I still have to re-read it! LOL! I think that my comment was not clear enough...but Im not a "deleting" guy. Have a nice day/night.
    O. Avatar Ruben O. Date: 6/18/2012 11:58:00 PM Block poet from commenting on your poetry

    Noo! You didnt offend me. I just wanted to explain my comment. Chris' poems have the particularity of "allow me" to come back to re-read them. Reading this poem, is like if I'm enjoying the travelling but without knowing precisely where i am going..........
    Ueri Avatar Christine Ueri Date: 6/18/2012 5:09:00 PM Block poet from commenting on your poetry

    Uh oh...I got myself in trouble...Ruben, I didn't read your comment below mine. Apologies if I offended you but I wasn't directly referring to what you said. I'll be a little more observant in future.
    O. Avatar Ruben O. Date: 6/15/2012 12:29:00 PM Block poet from commenting on your poetry

    Im talking about poetry that does not depict objects in the natural world, but instead in a non-representational way. : ) There is nothing wrong with Abstract poetry.
    Aechtner Avatar Chris D. Aechtner Date: 6/15/2012 11:17:00 AM Block poet from commenting on your poetry

    Christine, thank you for the kind words and encouragement.
  1. Date: 6/14/2012 1:44:00 AM

    Too many thought provoking lines, Chris. A little abstract-cryptic but, as usual, a pleasure to read. I'll be back to re-read it. "[...]empty eyes and neon/ lights"...Im going to steal those words! : ) Great work, my friend! Ruben. (I think the soul weight 21 grams)

    Aechtner Avatar Chris D. Aechtner Date: 6/16/2012 2:39:00 PM Block poet from commenting on your poetry

    Ruben, I am not sure if this is a good thing? That is, if you're onto something. If so, the extra weight could be from a Daimon attached to the original 21 grams....count yourself lucky :D
    O. Avatar Ruben O. Date: 6/15/2012 12:16:00 PM Block poet from commenting on your poetry

    You have a soul heavier than mine. : )
    Aechtner Avatar Chris D. Aechtner Date: 6/15/2012 11:16:00 AM Block poet from commenting on your poetry

    Ruben, I too heard about the soul weighing 21 grams for many years. But there were also observations leaning towards the weight of 22.9/23 grams....and I like the number 22.
  1. Date: 6/13/2012 9:13:00 PM

    Now thats the dope to smoke!! Many blessing brother! Peace be with you, my friend.

    Aechtner Avatar Chris D. Aechtner Date: 6/15/2012 11:14:00 AM Block poet from commenting on your poetry

    Peace be with you as well, Steven.
  1. Date: 6/13/2012 9:08:00 PM

    HOW IN THE ____ DID YOU COME UP WITH THIS BEAUTIFUL SICKNESS?!?!?!?! WOOOOOOOOOW, Chris, you really are a BEAST <3

    Insignificant Avatar Comfortably Insignificant Date: 6/18/2012 3:19:00 PM Block poet from commenting on your poetry

    hmmmm... I like that
    Aechtner Avatar Chris D. Aechtner Date: 6/15/2012 11:13:00 AM Block poet from commenting on your poetry

    Yes, a beast. But I do purrrr at times.