I blame it for the pain
As i try and understand its secrets
As it’s forms and folds wraps itself around me
Its supposed to protect the me from the world
But I cannot make sense of the curved markings painted across it
im supposed to take care of it
keep it smooth
perfect for the picture
but i am ashamed
of what its become
loud
and hidden
this side
of my skin
Categories:
markings, 11th grade, anxiety, body,
Form: Free verse
Markings
Mark my body with scars and bruises
Mark my words with tired excuses
Mark my lesson with teaching that confuses
Mark the walls with names of duties
Mark the people with rules of judges
Mark the thoughts with questions of ages
Mark the sentence with words on ancient pages
Mark the very possibility that nature changes
Mark the World on which our future stages
Categories:
markings, art,
Form: Free verse
2.12.14
Markings
Markings on the body
Markings on the mind
Markings on the heart
Markings on the soul
It matters not where the markings are
or come from
They forever stay
The more forcefully they arrive
the deeper they go
The lines sometimes get blurred
and the meanings lose their potentcy
But there is no hiding the truth
or their effect they have on you
Shaping your dreams
Invading your present thoughts
Categories:
markings, body, desire,
Form: Free verse
Stripes on a zebra
The pattern of a leopard’s spots
These are things I may want to change
But know that I cannot
Your stripes are your selfishness
Your spots are your cheating ways
These are the markings that make you you
And are here, I’m afraid, to stay
The sun always rises in the east
And sets each day in the west
I’ll never be able to tame your beast
So, moving on, I think, is best
by Joe Flach for the "Serenity Response" contest
"accept things I cannot change"
Categories:
markings, lost love,
Form: Rhyme