Michael Bank Poet Free verse

Crystal Cathedral 'Backfloat in Wine'

Echoing, an ambient hum
a blurry chandelier’s reflection,
red light bending through the skinny stem. 

I live inside the glass’s soft curve
yet every breath reverberates,
every heartbeat rings back
in my intimate
crystal cathedral.

The wine is slow,
rich with memory,
yet the glass is but half-full. 

Backfloat, don’t sip;
as your surroundings 
are intoxicating -
they will cause you to tip.

Tears: the salt vanishes
into the red.
Do they absorb the wine?
or
Does the wine absorb the tears?

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Mystic Rose Rose October 20, 2025 at 4:39 PM Very intricate questions and design like fine wine, it meshes with it, congrats on your win, excellent poetry

William Kelii Kekaula October 20, 2025 at 5:52 AM An abyss, albeit handled with care, a contemplative, melancholic state, where the internal world is metaphorically fragile, rung by ancient but blurry recalls (the wine), which is also intense and incomplete. A toast to passive acceptance and active consumption, allay a stirred spill. Yet, as the loop retains memory, it influences another pour, with no clear outcome. Much enjoy its simple exposé of our complexities, beyond, with my compliments.

Beata Agustin October 10, 2025 at 7:15 AM Thanks for sharing this... exposing your thoughts through your unique poetic style. Welcome to Poetry Soup. I welcome you with the love of the Lord, expressed by John 3:16 of the Bible, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." Be blessed.