..reciting the silent
rites of another evensong
and ritual slaughter
of gore, once again, placed
upon the open altar--
when heart murmurs
slip into the realpolitik
of the over-publicized
the bottle will defend
their lonely deaths
and guard their tombs
against night's lucid terrors
to save them for next
morning's resurrection.
Hi Rachel,
I especially enjoyed the scalpel-like:
when heart murmurs
slip into the realpolitik
of the over-publicized..
Too true..
Suki
Powerful imagery with lots of food for thought - the bottle assumes a way out of unavoidable conflicts.
Ray
excellent as usual! each line has no excess fat and the sparsity works, as it so often does.
also, thanks for the links. i enjoyed them, havent heard that neko case song before and as for slow-mo owls - well how could one not enjoy that!
great, sudden slabs of image that land accurately, lovely protest at slices of the human condition
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elPintor
Sat 8th Jul 2017 01:40
Good heavens, it's Friday and I'm so glad to have the evening to kick back and enjoy...
Hi, Becky..thanks a great much. I've truly been enjoying your writing lately, also, and I hope to keep reading more from you.
And you, Stu..I hoped you would like the NCase video. I've almost adored her for years and wanted to pass that along to you.
Hey, Ray..I wouldn't think about it too much, fella..I know I didn't. And the bottle? I realize that it probably starts more conflicts than it ends.
Dear David, I don't want to contradict myself (as many of us are so predisposed to do) but alcohol does have medicinal properties. I use it to calm a generally unruly mind and for sleeplessness and its associated symptoms. Anyhow, never waste your effort cursing yourself for they'll always be someone to take up your slack where you come up short.
What's up, Mr. Spangles? This started as a piece dedicated to a heart worn too openly. So, that verse is my personal favorite even though the rest of the piece seemed to take another direction. I'm glad you picked up on it, dear sir.
Thanks to all for reading,
elP (that's me, Rachel)