In Full View
David J Walker
Twice this week
I failed the test of
mirrored self-recognition
Denying any demesne of the
face refracted in the broken
glass of time
It is not me
It is not mine
A patronized visualization of
which of the last pictures
I remember and recognize
From time
As if I had died at an early age
Of innocence and youthful beauty
As if wading up a spreadsheet
With the sum of the days of age
Which part of the tapestry
Would I unthread
As I lay my head on the alter
Of the pedestal of History
And fall sleep
In full view of the mirror
Categories:
refracted, allegory,
Form: Free verse
Rhapsody of rainbow splits in morose mélange
Bleeding colors sucked from crumbled clouds
Rainstorm rinses the stains on broken hearts
Shades of grey paints the frayed linen of love.
Requiem of rose echoes melancholic medley
Petals hold the tear in drops of mourning dew
Dries under the summer sun of desert mind
Wilted flowers lay posy on the spent passion.
Cacophony captured in the melody of music
Chaotic orchestra rides on disharmony wave
Strained smiles bared in dark podium of life
Songs turn convoluted noise in hollow souls.
Facet of life seen through liquefied cynic stratum
Sunken essence of living refracts vile contortions.
January 15, 2019
Contest : All Yours (Feb 17)
Sponsor : Brian Strand
Categories:
refracted, analogy, angst, crazy, life,
Form: Free verse
I want to trade places,
I need a new pair of shoes;
Just for a moment ..
Can I give 'responsible ' to you?
... Flowing so nicely,
Appearing so easy ;
Let's see what happens
If its not left up to me ;
That snap of a finger,
Is a careful calculator;
Not always easy
To make it so simple;
Refracted reflection,
Mistaken vision;
So perfect a picture,
Invisible effort
Categories:
refracted, angst,
Form: Free verse
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Silvery white as the cobalt sky,
seeming so naive oftentimes,
chewy like cotton-candy puff,
love, has never been simple enough.
Love, pretty much like frozen moonbeam
refracted in clear, still water,
You stir the mirrored, golden sheen,
you shatter all the beauty therein.
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Categories:
refracted, love
Form: Tail-rhyme
As high as the cobalt blue sky,
oftentimes seeming so simple,
chewy like cotton-candy puff,
love, never been simple enough.
Pretty much like molten moonbeam
refracted in clean, clear water,
you drink the mirrored, golden sheen,
you shatter the beauty therein.
Categories:
refracted, life, love, mystery,
Form: Tail-rhyme