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The Prophet - Son of Nun

( It seems the only thing eternal life has left me is eternal tears. For my lost son Christopher; named after the god who suffers. ) I knew you before I met you cage crossing through mad books your stainless leap forcep-blessed matrix-reprieved weaving bled-shred embers to god-pled braving the cairn of night to do full dubious ends god's just flung to hijacked earth as after-thought of finer stone slashed lash skin broke to Moses hues whose mode struck cursed to sudden wander to tower-armed berths annexed next in your voyeur's finger rage to run abducted through heuristic sunk-end heads and sacrifice your brokered queen prove your tongue-burning tears a strangled pen inched favor from chain-shell shouts sieved by sheltering friends savaged the race-card feeds fouled in chilling fidgets glyphed everyman's advance to cherish one ascending giving divinity thought-shadow charges to dodge doc's sunny reparteé finally bipolar glue-power unclogs the gash cherish your psyche's wormwood-hack your peace-ink cooling blue your snow-truth judgement bridged with one bank and a gun whose prophet son of none _________________ Notes: 1. A journalist once asked the Dalai Lama if he had to reduce the teachings of Buddhism to one word, what would it be. His response was; "Compassion". If asked to do the same for Christianity, my word, similarly, would be: "Kindness".

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Date: 1/10/2024 8:21:00 PM
You are a poets poet. This poem beautifully written. I can relate. I lost a son before he could see the Sun. I'm glad you are on Poetry Soup. What a blessing that you can write poetry. I love this poem...
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Robert Warlov
Date: 1/11/2024 1:42:00 AM
I'm very sorry for your loss but encouraged by your finding resonance or a kindred-spirit in this poem. A Hemingway character once said; 'The world breaks everyone but some are able to find strength in the broken places'. Thanks for your interest.
Date: 1/10/2024 8:09:00 PM
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Date: 7/10/2018 5:52:00 PM
I just did a little whirlwind tour of some of your poems. I know I'm just grazing the surface, I really have to come back when my brain's more functional. Potent stuff. xomo
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Robert Warlov
Date: 11/13/2018 9:32:00 PM
sorry about late reply. Thanks for comments.
Date: 2/21/2018 3:12:00 PM
Very emotive one! Sorry for your loss, Robert. It is so interesting the note you put at the bottom. I recently saw a segment of Oprah WInfrey's Super Soul Monday and there was some woman on there (forgot her name) talking about the way all religions do have one thing in common: the golden rule. Nothing is more important to mankind than that.
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Robert Warlov
Date: 2/23/2018 12:10:00 AM
Thanks. My son's bipolar religious epiphany told him to rob a bank. He's still in jail. I changed the last lines for greater clarity. -- The new bible could be just two words long: "Be kind".

Book: Shattered Sighs