The decree has disturbed my
desire to isolate myself in my cocoon. Loneliness
is now public policy, its armor pressed
with tenderness of genuine sadness.
Let my soul take command
without your rude intrusion,
lining up my door with
involuntary flowers, compromising
my ability to rejoice my seclusion.
Tangled reason and law
are for sale, of course
if I had a kid
even a cat or a dog, I
would venture pity on them
and obey my new unfreedom,
but my mind is made up in
favor of the wise men who
spell deity correctly and
are unobstructed by passion
for safety over nerves of
Liberty. The sumptuous
petri fish of restrictions is
never served under their
olive trees, for they know
only too well this virus
is not crowned by God,
only by men, who have
special eyes for misery.
Categories:
unfreedom, abuse, allusion,
Form: Pastoral
I. now we see Pandora's Box yawning wide
The caverns of unfreedom; terrorists hide
among us, among Saudi friends, friends of The Bride
My Dreams burned to cinders in Two Towers beside
II. far from the Day of boldness, patriotism, self-pride
Dreamers like me since 2001 have had to hide
Because there is One Defensive Dream, power and pride
So many things died ... tiny tragedies: my daughters' & Mine
Categories:
unfreedom, abortion, corruption, daughter, dream,
Form: Quatrain
I know you hate a slaughterhouse
I know what you eat with slit tongues
I know what lures your sly saliva
I know what bites your bile and bovine
I know what irks your intimate ingest
I know you love beefed up truth
I know you like cooked up lies
I know you pore hot porridge
I know you have chimes, crabs and nebula
I know you meet your muscles and minion ego
Unlike me, you cherish your bovine spirits and bile vines
Thinking about a savage kitchen, you perish in my baked lands
And I shall have you in my last supper in the retreat to unfreedom
Categories:
unfreedom, allegory, city, conflict, corruption,
Form: Free verse