We the People

The nimble light holds promise true
On shadowed ground in shades of blue
With hurtful melody in ringing ears
On hollowed ground soaked in tears

A mother’s whisper through deafening moans
On broken shores in broken homes
With numbers mounting on pockets dry
We deny thy maker and curse the sky

With eel’s black sight and trembling hand
Glass tears flesh of the earthly damned
An evermore prophecy of things to come
Beachly contemplation induced by rum

A raven’s call and crow’s remorse
A gentleman’s smile with erotic force
With infinite burns of holy pleasure
Inverted sanity described in measure

Confiding in august with justice undone
Rain never mourns the loss of a son
And potter’s creation is easily folded
Illusional fate children have molded
Copyright © | Year Posted 2005

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Brown Avatar
September 10, 2008 at 6:16 AM
Congratulations on your well deserved feature this week Justin. Love, Carol
Antypas Avatar
September 9, 2008 at 7:39 PM
Wow, those first two stanzas just knocked my socks off! Some pretty deep stuff, without a doubt. I was able to make some immediate connections to certain current events right off the bat! Nice job!
Suzadail Jr. Avatar
September 9, 2008 at 9:12 AM
Congratulations Justin, on this exceptional poem being featured. Vince
Winter Avatar
September 8, 2008 at 4:01 PM
Congratulations Justin on your wonderful poetry being featured this week. Love, Shar
Jordan Avatar
September 8, 2008 at 4:22 AM
Justin - The rhyme and flow were outstanding in this poem and the message was well versed - Had I judged I'm sure it would have been a finalist - Congrats on the feature
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September 7, 2008 at 5:17 PM
Nice use of imagery and rhyme to forward your thoughts in this poem. A quarter-finalist and now a featured write. Way to go. Wishing you continued success with your writing. Karen
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