In the Face of Rage

I amble along paths
rutted deeply
In the life
that I have fashioned.

All pine for sunny days
of warmth and hope, but now
an aura tinged with fugue supplants 
and haunts me with its specter.

For in the end, what I desire
simply does not matter. The fuse
is lit; the bomb goes off, and pieces
of me now are lying everywhere.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2018

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Marcum Wong Avatar
June 26, 2018 at 7:53 AM
Everyone is living in their own matrix depending on the path they have chosen. I am probably like the optimistic Ostrich. It is good to be back reading poetry again Mark. : )
Peterson Avatar
July 21, 2018 at 10:01 PM
It's so good having you back. I've been away recently due to computer ills but just got things working again. I'll never disclose what prompted this poem. I just needed catharsis. Thanks for your remarks.
Deschler Avatar
June 8, 2018 at 8:54 PM
Yes, this is life, in all it's road blocks, in all it's frustrations ... Still we should never stop seeking brighter days ... The feelings you've expressed so well in this poem are those that everyone can relate to. Very well penned Mark.
Peterson Avatar
July 21, 2018 at 10:02 PM
Lovely to have you here again, Kelly. I'll ponder and try to take to heart your words of penetrating insight.
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