Michael E. Harris Poet Free verse

The Pepperman Uncovers the Truth

I OPENED A DOOR 
AND SAW THE UNSEEN. 
ALLOW ME TO TRY. 
TO EXPLAIN WHAT I MEAN. 

UNSEEN ENERGY
IS NOT SEEN BUT FELT.
PHYSICALLY MENTALLY
AND EMOTIONALLY DEALT.

I FIND MYSELF
IN A WORLD ON FIRE.
I'M NOTING THERE'S NOTHING
HERE TO ADMIRE.

PEOPLE POSSESSED
OR SO THEY SEEMED.
SEEMED TO BE LIVING
INSIDE OF THEIR DREAMS.

ODDLY ENOUGH
THEY WERE UNAWARE.
AND HAD NO CLUE
I WAS STANDING THERE.

ONE BY ONE THEY DROPPED 
TO THEIR KNEES.
THREW UP THEIR HANDS
AND STARTED TO PLEAD.

I LOOKED LEFT AND RIGHT.
AND THEN ALL AROUND.
A LITTLE UNSURE 
SO I LOOKED TO THE GROUND.

I TRIED TO LISTEN
AND HEAR WHAT THEY SAY.
IT DIDN'T MAKE SENSE 
THEY WERE WAILING AWAY.

WATCHING AND SEEING
IT ALL BECAME CLEAR.
ALL THESE POOR PEOPLE
ARE WORSHIPING FEAR.

SEARCHING AROUND
I SAW NO ONE TO BLAME.
PERCEIVED MY CONCLUSION
THEY'RE SIMPLY INSANE.

08032020

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