Most of us didn't want to jump
We were high in the air
And had no parachutes
We talked it over as calmly as we could
The discussion became heated
No one's mind was changed
In the end those who wanted to jump
Threw open the doors,
Tackled the rest of us
And pulled us all into the air
We don't know how long the fall will be
We were higher than we knew
But we know the ground is below us
And we have no parachutes
underside of the tightrope by gliitchlord, literature
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underside of the tightrope
cling to that
light, it is fleeting
as warmth. it grows,
the dark.
it shows,
your lack of knowing.
it sings in your blush,
hits all the high notes
with a voice that
ripples.
stipulations on
the validity of this
dimension,
one plane can't envision
the under.
wonder and terror
echo the same,
when you touch the void
it learns your name.
it yearns to maim,
this undoer, this
gorger of
the unlucky sweet.
tucks teeth
around the softening,
sucks down
the screams.
the dreams
of the rest
are waking.
A poem written in 2011 from A Brave Unbodied Scheme by Hanan Kazma and me.
Let there be silence. Let the senator rise
and open his mouth to tell his lies
and nothing come out. Let the senator sit.
Let there be silence. Let the red light glow
to begin the lies on the TV show
and nothing be heard. Let the light go out.
Let there be silence. Let the old men begin
to tell their old lies over again
and there be no sound. Let the old men stop.
Let there be silence. Let the ears forget
the sound of all that the liars said,
the drawl and bark. Let the ears rest.
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Today August August 24,
"The dream is the aquarium of the night"Victor Hugo
Jacob folded up his cloak,
lay his head upon a rock;
came the angels swimming down
the ladders of a dream.
Folding what you can each night
for padding, lay your weary head
on the stone of your own life
and let the swimmers come.
Are any met there but yourself,
as bright or spiky angels pass?
Who will listen when you wake,
and rise into the air?
No fear of drowning, this is not
the ocean of the endless night;
just a tame and restful tank
and ladders in a dream.
i.
i set that totem
to task,
spun with full intent
to be there
when it stopped.
watched
as it wobbled,
danced slow across
the old tabletop.
listened to it find
its way, weaving
new grains from
thin airs.
mesmerized myself
with the sight and sound
of infinity.
ii.
outside it grew
louder; the evening
cawed. i could
not pay attention
past the eons.
ears bled,
clawed by the
echoes. the streets
gave to alleyways
each sharpened
alarm.
here set
a shell, man
once given pulse.
here breathed no person,
no remnant,
none.
iii.
wonder
where i left that
totem
if it spins now
in error
or if it fell
with my crest.
He left her
to clean up his mess
again -
laundry that never saw
the light of day
and those strange stains
inside the kitchen sink-
coffee, or maybe last Tuesday's dinner.
The kitchen floor
looked hungry
and angry
in the morning light,
a thin sheen of sweat
bubbling up the floorboards
and the cat's bowl
wanted filling once again.
She dusted other women
off the bed frame
and guessed whose red hair
flamed against the mirror
and wondered why
they never hung
their dresses up.
She sorted out his socks
searching for the mates
and left the bedroom drapes
soaking in the sink.
Men are messy children -
no pride in hearth or h
God's Own Wrath, Served With Rice And Chicken by OnLinedPaper, literature
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God's Own Wrath, Served With Rice And Chicken
He stepped out into the pre-dawn light, a smile tugging at the corner of his mouth as he cracked his back. The Glowing City was never at a loss for illumination, but there was something surreal about the moment when neon lights and glaring billboards yielded to the glow of smog lit by sunlight. Tayl was in a fantastic mood this morning, the first time he’d felt genuinely at ease since last week – likely a result of finally getting a solid 11 hours of sleep after back-to-back all nighters cracking SOSPHO’s new firewalls. The spectre shouldered the duffel bag at his side and stepped out onto the stairs, rubbing his stomach as
iisthi attvaaenkjdeubssr teatalotlhe by gliitchlord, literature
Literature
iisthi attvaaenkjdeubssr teatalotlhe
i.
deathly afraid
of the fail,
scent of an error
on dry lips.
can't keep my wavering tail
still, shape of an atom
in full split.
i've been alive
but the day ends.
i've been surviving
in stasis.
i've been afray,
echo relays
every scar in my iris.
ii.
how does it gnash,
time between heavens?
can i make seas
of leaven bread?
are there still seasons enough
to keep your purring steady,
a whisk away
from evening's quiet
dare?
iii.
death can't say
we didn't mean
the world,
can't keep the air
between us,
cannot spare.
he's jealous,
oars and styx
churned.
orbits are
ambitions,
as we've learned.
iv.
how can i
last?