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HOW CAN I PRETEND: PART 2

HOW CAN I PRETEND ? 
PART 2

Pretence is for those who 
round a corner with I did
read that book, she smiles
with her eyes, then escape 
to humour minds or waves  
agonising over shame 
or secrecy or stealth 
calculating cunning 
strategies for recognition 
such nouns or adjectives 
are human language  
defining egoic grids
instead I marry 
transparency with an 
undisputed path of trauma
truth leaving pretence to 
collect lipstick, mascara 
house-frames whilst I 
hop skip my naked soul

Neither thunderstorms 
dragons, poverty, fungus 
will scare this soul 
basking in authenticity 
whose fireflies danced 
at a polished staircase 
foyer warning of faded 
fragments, smashed 
Cinderella shoes

No pretending about 
tiptoeing across shattered 
glass witnessing that 
even a Coelacanth 
would not swim towards 
a cubic zirconia cloned 
as diamond landing 
on ocean floor in a 
Seapoint walk clothed 
in bitter tears
I’m too smart for
pretence !

How can I pretend having 
Rebirthed through a Heart 
leaving ego standing naked   
at Lions Gate or some other
portal I do not yet perceive 
ready to take instruction
as previously I did from 
my Maker with a Yes !
I will ! 
Anything You say 
as You bliss me out 
slash me with pointed 
Flames clearing this 
muck down my legs
I acceded to navigate 

What do they know about 
tearing torture to wear 
my colours as owl crown
No torture at all !
but a willingness to 
submit to conscious 
suffering like bee to 
pollen whispering 
Come here, my Love 
knowing how to bind 
honey anyway but loose
My mottled magical 
mystical Mary make 
muffins in her median 
muscles whilst meditating 
dare not pretend that
laundry becoming dung  
heaps, rust festering 
around auto-immune
vibrations do not 
matter as threadbare
tyres tell their lies
looping lice

Pretence lies coffined
Cold

 
©GhairoDanielsPoetry&
Song2024


Copyright © | Year Posted 2024




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