Murmurations
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Visitations
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We're all the same,
A face with no name. A crowd of dry husks, Who preach and who busk. Leave me alone. Unplug the phone. Just go away. Can't hear what you say. Only myself, To keep in my mind. Put on the high shelf From the bothering kind. Since it's just me, I'm now one of us. Fancy and free From morning to dusk. A rattling can, A ping without pong. In a city of flies I'm now the King Kong. Except there's no action. There must be a cure. I wish a retraction. I'll have to endure. Put back how it was. I know now my fate. I think it's because I love what I hate. 5/4/25 ZONE S2E27
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O'er bridge and field
I have come. Over memories Old and young. I've seen so many Leave a trace Of life. For them It was a race. No end in sight There is for me. From this vantage I can see People coming. Then they go, While I stand stalwart Because I know I'm staying here, While they drift by. Within this room I am a fly, Watching, hearing What they do. Lot's of living Passing through. Yet for me, there is no rush. No revelations forth to gush. I'm like a redwood or an oak Each ring a lifetime with you folk. I've seen so much, That I could tell Who helped him up, When Jesus fell. Heard Abe's throat clear At the address Of Gettysburg In the after mess. I've watched them landing On the moon From the tv tent Of my platoon. You smirk and tell me You've seen enough. You smug, self-righteous Powder puff. I should have left you Along the route, Muttering mama To taste the boot That put a hole Where time goes through And left a dusty You Know Who. 8/24/20 ZONE S1E24 Neck tie party,
Hang around. Getting started. Set up, then down. Forward/ backward Future/past. On a horse, This taxi, fast. "Too much mouth, kid, Not enough brains." "You're evil, Caswell. Let go the reigns." Look at the world Of Right and Wrong. Jingle, jangling All along. At the end, The lights will flicker. Horns blare hope Blood pools thicker. The city sparkles From far away. The mesa howls What preachers say. So button your shirt. And comb your hair. Straighten your tie. Then say your prayer. 9/1/20 ZONE S1E26 Did I stutter?
Did I curse? Did I attempt to Lift your purse? Mild mannered, Quiet mouse, Selling vacuous House to house. All your thumbs Still keep me down. Tonight, I'll take it On the town. A special gift, The use of strength. It will impress, But at what length? Out of ordinary, I will reside. Your dull attention, Won't break my stride. Once it's gone, You will recede. To tend another Carcass feed. And yet another Trick awaits To buff the shine On pearly gates. But in the end, It's all the same. Another bored, Indifferent game. 2/10/25 ZONE S2 E19 Snapshot. Mrs, Mister.
Your brother's baby sister Sees the truth come early. She giggles high and girly. Husband anxious, wanting. His wife in furs, keeps taunting, Beckoning and baiting. A Frenchman has been waiting. He's ready for the laundry. Jeepers! Quite a quandary. To smile and then say cheese. Oh mercy, pretty please. Oh dear, the high humanity. This mirror shows our vanity. Big cars and sparkly trouble. A fortuitous kerfuffle. That window's always beckoned. A developing twist, I reckon. Don't jump to quick conclusions. You'll be headed for a bruisin. Down in bright courtyard, You've taken it pretty hard. Overexposed and redirected. The negatives come back rejected. 11/22/24 ZONE S2E10 Here before me,
Stand accused. Your contributions. We're unamused. Your crime: Your mind Your independence. Your thoughts. Your words Now less Repentant. Hang loose, Resplendent, With romance And passion. We've since Moved on. You're out Of fashion. Time to send you Into Liquefaction. Obsolete. It sounds so neat. Nice and sweet. A tray of treats. Please sit down. We're selling Your conscience By the pound. In kind reprieve, Your begging hour, Fall on your knees. Let cries devour The empty station You abandoned. Now that life seems less so Random. Resplendent And sartorial, We'll be in line At your memorial. 5/22/25 ZONE S2E29 |
