The Overwhelming Reassurance of Nothing

The paths and patterns of flowers
are lost beneath the darkness of desperate rocks

By summers security
and winters threat
does the slavery of hands
make its peace

To be eagerly assaulted
by grit and bare bone supported
in famished mouths
the overwhelming reassurance of nothing

And thou hast forsaken creation
for the purchase of a whim
necessities burden
shall forge the steal of the prison you are in

Though nestled internal of every atom
the balance of love
in stillness
awaits
it is but a system of
which no God creates

Lost beneath the darkness of these desperate rocks
a spirits impression to flowers
can not

Yet saves only sorrow for the years
a specter of the soul
to frequent the chains
of your liberation

Exalt upon nothing
all of emotional stanza
‘tis but the bedeviling
of your heart

And the gifted miracle 
the open welcome universal
soft gentle whisper
a longing chanted for a reminder

But turn and make peace with nothing
Copyright © | Year Posted 2017

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Pigeon Tart Avatar
July 12, 2017 at 11:11 AM
Nice thinker :)
Williams Avatar
July 20, 2017 at 11:56 AM
Thank you Maureen
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