Oceans In Droplets Dwell

today the past is now present
jarring brass voices carry weight
high-pitched illustrations
shutter light from daybreak dawn

future tenses refuse reflection
engineering a blinding bluff 
seeking slogans fruitful echoes
crisp loud voices snap rebuff

the past passed to relegation 
discreetly forecasts novelty
waiting for fresh perspective 
voices laced with parody 

language marred messaging 
puzzling pundits pontificate
message mongers stifle voices 
waiting for the phoenix to rise

mis’ry merchants manufacture
crafted paper pledges
baiting dunces to suicide 

bards, poets and manic court jesters
silver-tongued foxes oft’ report
incestuous machinations  

chilling wind numbs the dying
lying flaccid vocally bound
blinded targets hear no warnings
the deaf fall with no reprieve

parents dance to order
children chant a mantra’s song      
in droplets 
oceans swell

Copyright © | Year Posted 2020



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Date: 6/1/2020 11:15:00 AM
Great poetry.. Well expressed.
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Howard Manser
Date: 6/1/2020 5:03:00 PM
Thank You! :)
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