Whisper of Conscience

Whisper of Conscience Because of the canticle of everlasting love Like a sunlit lyric sung upon a path Life’s essence sheds freckles of pacing anxiety That echo through catacombs of consternation In a whisper of untranslated dots of braille. Because of the breath of everlasting love This gift wrapped in conscience speaks - Sets up residence in delicate sounds of memory, Censor of ambivalence toppling self-appointed righteous, In dulcet tenored tones finally seeing compassion. Because of the paean of everlasting love Justification slips through the layers of juxtaposition Revelation revealed in flimsy layers of ghostly lyrics - In ruptured rhapsodies of rasping thin spirits quandaries Bears the binding moniker of unexamined shoulds. Because of the murmur of everlasting love Like breath on a mirror the babble of turmoil’s uninvited wind Deafens in dizziness - binds in triads of twirling debate, Exposing measures with whitened bones of reason, To bend innuendo’s deafness. Because of the concerto of everlasting love Stark whispers weighed in consequence’s scales Hear wild bramble canes of tangled rationalization Spread underground to push aside The root scale of love’s pure aria. Because of the perpetual sigh of everlasting love Embraced humble penance, intended to soar on crumpled wings, Reverberates in benediction’s faithful voice of pilgrimage Plain song no longer stutters – shame refrains from stammering - As lines blend in chords of serene resolution’s clarity. 6-3-21 Contest: Voice of Conscience Sponsor: Unseeking Seeker