Kyle Carlson Poet Free verse

The Way Down

Perpetual posturing
Stuck anchored down by the positioning of a perfect picture
A perfect picture with no permission to persist
Descending to this consumption 
Piss and vinegar in a pill capsule to portray the presumption
Of a petulant peasant painted in peer-pressure
Puppeteering the pendulum of a parent in postpartum
Part of the play
This pig patronized in pestilence 
Penance awarded by the penetration in post mortem 
Part of the play, it is
This is the way down

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Laura Breidenthal November 8, 2017 at 4:11 PM Kyle! It's been so long! I am super excited to read some of your new posts here. "A perfect picture with no permission to persist" I'm loving the alliteration throughout, especially that line. I've always been a fan of your dark poetry. This is a really interesting one. "Penance awarded by the penetration in post mortem" Trying to figure out the meaning of that is disturbing! Always, Laura Kyle Carlson November 10, 2017 at 8:39 PM Thanks Laura! Felt good to do some poems again! Appreciate you for always being a fan!