He gives back-turned witness
To those who've perceived
In clear forms of beastliness
A splendid display.
History's onlooker.
Mankind's one shame-faced!
Stands back, in time, from cheerer
Glorifies Death's play.
Forgive the beastliness
As born with, earth-sired;
Charges, unchallenged, thereaft
Conditioned, earth-mired.
Woman, soft eyed, soft voiced
Know this, pitieously
What each such, a man at heart
Seeks out, needily.
Against these advances
Appeals to soothe, tame
Resistless, have worship-dropped
Gods of warring fame!
Bewitched in the very center of my core
a poison so deadly
even the king of all venom lays down in submission to this maliciousness
take me now don't you see it in my eyes?
what an infected being I've become?
infected with yo lies and deceit!
its become part of my spirit.. now 2 embrace or 2 rebel..
realy? rebel against my own spirit!
Hw do u not see?
the cancer you have infected me with
i am damaged so much that i loath you
yet i feed on the harsh words you spit at me
i have begun to depend on your beastliness to derive my worth
betting on your approval to define me
what toxoid have you injected me with?
that i have become immune to this filth you feed me?
i can only fight with my words
i wait on the courage to fight with my strength.
The Terrible Ghastly Beastliness of
"THE POTATO CADAVER UNDEAD REVIVAL" (sonnet)
The Potato of Terror, April 24th 2002
They dug him up with a great pointed spade,
Awoke him from his rest of ninety years,
And O what a great bellowing he made,
And shook his fists, and twitched his pointed ears!
For there was much skullduggery afoot,
And horrid ghastly beastliness besides,
The Spud Maiden's Swan Song had taken root
Deep in his soul and tuberous insides.
Her tragic voice had roused the pixie throngs
Provoked the wrath of tuber overlords,
And small brown furry things in rubber thongs
Sprang to their feet and brandished tiny swords.
King Edwards, Caras! Hide your youngest sons!
A vast undead potato this way comes!
~ CALYPSO ~
Odyssey of the open ocean
Eclipsing the performance of Heaven's delight
A beautiful name whispered along the night
Calypso enhanced with enchanted lullabies
Sweet silver streams, dreamy epic diamond dreams
Serendipity falls in like mist, under the majestic marble moonlight
Calypso, you belong to--
--Sunsets of the secret sea.
Mysterious-- many precious places to go,
Calypso --free flowing, floating legend!
Ride the beastliness breeze above the sea
Whisper, Calypso come for me!
Beautiful Comforting, Calypso Carry me!
Reflections easily deliquesce into thin air
Sedating the open waters -Voyage- view
Visionary Vessel above liquid level,
as divine in spirits she sails.
CA-LYP-SOO-- Nymph Nature Name
Aquatic belief-----------------------
CALYPSO, the journey of all journey's
For all eternity----------------------
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