Death Overtaken Or Slowing Down For Life
From conception death is chased
through hollow and hill
sunlight and shadow
backalley and byway
synagogue and saloon.
Through fresh bells of wallstreet
worn bodies on mainstreet,
death is chased relentlessly.
Its muddy hoofprints climbing
the crackpipes of
calvary eyes
clop-clop-clop.
Bending nightmare to angel
then back again-
Death slows brilliantly
(overtaken of course)
smiling-teeth plaqued with burning rubies
(sins of the flesh).
Just as its always been
life breaths into death,
Mad -mad circle of conception and chase
death woven to life
blackness and whiteness
whirling into blackholes
enlightened or not
roll down the window
silk on the rot
scrambling for (exacting) change
pay pay pay
the toll man your destiny
Copyright © Anthony Biaanco | Year Posted 2012
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