John Lawless Poet Verse

Obliquely Opaque

obliquely opaque 


opaque – soft light sifts through stained drape
filtered through muted sunshine’s dancing shape
trapped within dim confines - dust covered trust
love’s charred remains - victim of unbridled lust

awakening to darkness – blinding brightness
stumbling sightless through outdated rightness
alone with thinking’s disconnected fears
seekers reconstructing new frontiers

layering more dust upon the Grail
adrift amid the thoughts they never sail
searching without - for that within
saddled with past - and future sin

oblique – soft angle breaking stride
questioning the truths - that “must abide”
within the hearts and souls - of all but one
awakened to the truth - that there are none



8/27/2015

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Judy Konos September 9, 2015 at 12:48 PM Uh huh....just like I thought...Great as Always!

Skat A September 5, 2015 at 12:32 PM John, Congrats on your win... LUV ~SKAT~

Dr. Upma A. Sharma September 5, 2015 at 10:43 AM Wonderful write John! Congrats on big win! John Lawless September 5, 2015 at 11:42 AM Thanks Dr. Sharma thanks for reading and commenting.

Kim Merryman September 5, 2015 at 10:37 AM A deep and creatively descriptive write, John! Congrats on your win! Love, Kim John Lawless September 5, 2015 at 11:42 AM Thanks Kim always nice to hear from you.

Jadazzle United September 4, 2015 at 5:27 PM Love the imagery here John would love to know which contest this didn't place in before! congrats on it being showcased in Broken Wings contest:-) hugs Jan xx John Lawless September 5, 2015 at 11:41 AM Well the contest had a "don't ask - don't tell" binder attached to it....sooo. It just didn't tickle the contest theme enough to entice the judge.