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Novitiate

"Novitiate"

Wading through
turgid mainstream
Novitiate makes her 
way to the bottom rungs
of the Clean Team

Where dreams are 
captured a.m. p.m. .
on the run with 
weeping neutered minds
zero sublime 
same old, same old

Asks herself,
“Where’s the substance?
Am I gormless too?”
rewards are Molasses, 
Sugar Plums and
Glory, if that's you

It’s like dipping your spoon
in Alphabet Soup
re-arranging letters.
Shirley Temples with 
no flaming
Bombe Alaska clue
pour the brandy,
light the flame.

Ignite something, 
heart, mind or soul
covert intelligence
wonderful electric
minds pollinating 
intellectual beehives,
"where's all the dripping
honey?" 
Novitiate dreams

Go punch a hole in the sky
block all emotional rissoles
it’s not a question of 
do or die
the Game is called 
take-the-ride, at all times
avoid blood-sucking Vampires

Strict insects in an
ultra strict machine
watching their wings 
flutter pretty, all beat 
in time bang against
a silent wall
koutou three times

It aint about numbers baby
nor who’s who in the Zoo
it’s about writing your story
lock, stock and smoking barrel
keeping it true

Cover all mirrors
old is dead
born is new
Mornings rise with Sun
Fold your cards, 
Hearts are trumps
Win-Win
what's done is done
time to de-robe and run, run, run

You're a novitiate skating
daily in your black 
Nun's habit, it's way way
tragique, it's all a bit,
"La députée a raconté 
une histoire très tragique",
find a new Boo. 

Passports, 
TRANSIT LOUNGE
Airport 
Escape the Zoo.
Time to Do-the-Do

Novitiate throw
off your Black habit
Perfume
Rouge lipstick
New shoes 
Yeah, put on your 
Kavorka
New You

Double Deluxe Choc Chip 
take the double cream
and cherry too.
Escaping the Zoo
True Romance. 
OUR STORY
Me and You

(Lovejoy-Burton/2018 Jan)


"Temple of Love"/Johnny Hollow
https://youtu.be/p64wbdRBzjk

Copyright © Leanne Lovejoy-Burton | Year Posted 2018

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John Hamilton Date: 1/18/2018 9:00:00 AM Love your way of expressing yourself, it's a little too early for me to digest all of this but the trip was worth it, peace out! Login to Reply Leanne Lovejoy-Burton Date: 1/18/2018 2:13:00 PM Back at your brother.

Silent One Date: 1/14/2018 7:50:00 AM Interesting title and interesting poem, you have a great way of expressing yourself.. some interesting thoughts here.. Login to Reply Leanne Lovejoy-Burton Date: 1/14/2018 2:58:00 PM Thank you Silent.