Live and Learn
Only when I have stopped thinking
And the past equator closes up
When all my friends have all been divided
My faith in humanity may be restored
An inkling of raised voices
A carpet of shattered breath
The purpose of my being
Is yet to be addressed
That old famous fragrance
Distilled nectar to my throat
Pleased me relentless
And lubricated my hurt
I began to build a facade
Laced with blood and sweat
Deliberate incisions
Drawn deep into the flesh
All those feline apparitions
Sent my body into asthmatic gasp
Peeling back my emotions
And castrating my novice heart
She had become too dominant
Restricting all open doors
My conquests became relegated
Leaving me abandoned again once more
Without reason and substance
A body will cease to care
So I sank my teeth into distance
And held a lifetime in my hands
Rich pallid Soil welcomes me
To ambitions set in stone
A new but older version of me
Now begins to live and learn.
Copyright © Tony Waeland | Year Posted 2009
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