Thou asks how far the wind blows
in fact I cannot tell
Or then how high the heavens
my prayers deep in the well
Thou asks if love comes truly
to one in greatest need
My answer spoken duly
of romance undecreed
Thou asks if truth be spoken
or written timeless down
My speech in patterns broken
unlettered and unfound
Thou asks if time be measured
beyond the last refrain
This moment hides the answer
—of that I can proclaim
(Dreamsleep: September, 2022)
Categories:
emancipated, time,
Form: Rhyme
"The Emancipated"
See all the pretty words
perched on a tongue
like singing birds
Anagnorisis from
the Poetic Aristotle
effecting affectations
from the fangs
a cutting
100th monkey
Sting the truth
like a bee sipping nectar
kissing blooming minds
masked in soliloquay
lines of perdition
beckoning mushrooms
atomic fusion
drunken swallows
all sing in flattering discord
ribbons of melting harmony
red bolsheviks in their own time
tightly strung emancipating
crumbs of such simple
knowledge
found in golden maize of Rhyme
The Cherry Orchard
It is sold
In their final days
(LadyLabyrinth / 2020)
Categories:
emancipated, freedom, humanity, imagery,
Form: Free verse
Your phoenix tattoo
Etched in inks, black, red and blue.
Firebird for Firebrand.
Risen, emancipated,
Unshackled from broken love.
Categories:
emancipated, betrayal, break up, conflict,
Form: Tanka
A hunter fell into a dish
tears rolled as he cried
he banged the weapons
and made alarm for rescue
A tiger heard the noise
it covered its paws well
its face it wore dark glasses
Carefully tiger lowered a rope
slowly the hunter was lifted up
and he sang a song of relief
“At last, three days I was in danger!
Now I can enjoy fresh air again
I’ am emancipated, freedom mine!
But what terrifying moment it was
when tiger revealed its identity!
Categories:
emancipated, allegory, political,
Form: Free verse
Do not ask me to be more like you,
For I'd rather be an anomaly than
A eulogy to those who cannot
Believe in the unique color
Of my voice. It sings in
Neon joy for the rare
Gift of this life.
Can you
Hear?
Music
Cannot be
Disallowed in the
Name of conformity.
So I have emancipated
Myself and will not allow my
Existence to be reduced to a haiku.
Visit distorted vision and bear the
Knowledge that freedom of
Expression is the truest
Reward. Know I will
Not give birth to
The fruit of
Regret.
For this
Life is larger
Than even my
Own conception and
I will not commit blasphemy
For the sake of your acceptance.
I won't be distilled into a more socially
Fashionable version to obey bi-polar laws.
Categories:
emancipated, inspirational, philosophy, visionary,
Form: Free verse