Stark Hunter Poet Blank verse

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I wrote this work a few days following the murder of the five policemen in Dallas, 2016.

We Are the Watchers

We Are The Watchers

by Stark Hunter


Into the breach the multitudes surge,
Into the crushing breakers and
Beyond the sucking mindless tides,
Down down into the whirring, rushing confluence,
Precipitously we fall and slide,
Tenuously and tragically we slip.
We are the watchers of the wasted!
We are the watchers of the dancing dead! 
We have seen them bring in the living.
We have silently closed our eyes to their madness.
We are the watchers of the delirious and of the distressed.
Falling, falling trying to seize a toehold,
Trying to stop desperately this inevitable plunge,
This meshing melting plummet,
This fatal succumbing to hate and ignorance,
This downward drowning into the watery abyss of anarchy,
This insane enveloping
This resounding de-evolution into one massive heartbreak.
We are the human machine!
That lurches and stalls in the swell, 
Spewing bloody angst 
And the sooty smoke of smothering fear.
We are the star climbers!
The mountain gazers!
We are the watchers of the wasted.
We are the watchers of the diseased.
We have seen them bring in the living
We have seen the fires of Armageddon!
Burning burning furiously in the firmament,
And we have heard the crescendoing cries of the forgotten.
We are  the watchers of the wasted!
We are the watchers of the dancing dead!

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Dennis Foss November 18, 2017 at 12:51 AM Mr Hunter, really like your word choices and the metaphor soaked phrases, pure dystopian "sooty smoke of smothering fear"

Quincy Mac September 23, 2016 at 12:37 AM My first encounter with your writings and I really enjoyed your words. Stark Hunter March 14, 2017 at 5:35 AM Thank you. Although I find great pleasure in writing, composing this particular poem brought me no pleasure.

Gary Bateman September 15, 2016 at 7:44 AM Stark, I understand the context about this one. Dallas was truly a most terrible event for sure. The images of this particular poem artfully highlight the passion and emotion of the message you portray to the reader relevant to this horrible tragedy. And the last two repeating verses at the end further touch the soul of the reader. I will likewise explore further your poetry. And you're most welcome to read any of my selections as you wish to do so. Outstanding Work!! Cheers and Best, Gary Stark Hunter March 14, 2017 at 5:36 AM Thank you for writing the above.

Skat A July 21, 2016 at 4:03 PM Stark, well penned. Enjoyed reading your thoughts and words today. *SKAT* Stark Hunter March 14, 2017 at 5:36 AM Thank you SKAT A.