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Rated: 18+ · Book · Spiritual · #1149750

A nothing from nowhere cast his words to a world wide wind, hindered by periphery.

#1098127 added September 27, 2025 at 2:29am
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The Somber C(age)
From the Wayback Machine, revised yesterday:

The Somber C(age)

bathroom mirror
just the right light for my reflection
hands pull elastic skin taught
just so
remove the hard lines —
too many years of
laughter
harsh sun
dehydrating gin
bitter caffeine
have made —

and still envision
how beautiful I once looked
Hello me!
before
time
snaps
back.

Don't care how I look.
I care how you care.
With eyes, you feel —
see with your heart.

I scrunch my face,
age for you —
gray hair
pallid skin
liver spots blend in
sag my breast
a less nimble walk —
but a cock that still crows
songs from his soul

fire blue eyes, kiln
of a red organ.
pride hammers hard
beats strong
cannot be denied…
I’m younger now
with you who stirs
this somber cage.



July 14, 2017 at 10:09pm
#915411

Might revise. Just came to me. What about...

before
time
snaps
back.

...to end first stanza? Hmm, drama much?

I elucidate, disappear, return to edit, then vanish to come back more and wonder...what was that? I will never understand this process.
Putting myself out there...
————————————————————
Did edit, 9.26.25  39 lines now


Citizen Journalist “for the people.”


Red Wheelbarrow Poetry Group Annual Award to honor strength and conviction to endure.

Proselytizing? *Zips it*
 
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