OPIUM-based medicament, over prescribed in greed,
CHOCK to soul’s agency, arresting wheels of life’s motion,
HORDE of the spiraling, compounding suffering with despair,
CYNIC watches cash-in for enslavement, nods: humanity at work.
Month: July 2022
2022-07-30 words
OPIUM, CHOCK, HORDE, CYNIC
Garbage mouth
REVUE begins; instant garbage
SLUSH from the comedian’s mouth
REPELs this audience member. I
YIELD my ticket and go home.
Amusing Ourselves to Death
OPIUM of the masses ready to deliver, no
CHOCK to stop the wheels of demand, no
CYNIC’s warning heeded; the will of the
HORDE must be sated.
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Hydroplane
YIELD sign ignored, tires squealing and sliding in the
SLUSH darkening on the roads, water and ice
REPEL the tread and send cars spinning in a
REVUE of whirling dervish-mobiles.
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Yield, Winter
SLUSH all around, winter’s dirty dregs building into plea:
YIELD, winter! Make way for dappled sun, mild breezes,
REVUE of flowers blooming, color palette restored,
REPELling grays and closed horizons of winter blues.
2022-07-29 words
SLUSH, YIELD, REVUE, REPEL
Repair Job
PLIER marks from a million times I had to
RESET the grip on the bolt made the edges
FUZZY, but at least the noise that kept us
AWAKE has changed keys.
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Life’s Limits
FUZZY dreams lingering at dawn, head seems filled by
PLIER of counterfeit visions; vapors yet have such pull.
AWAKE, I face narrow choices, each made without
RESET or redo. Fluid dreams give way to life’s limits.
2022-07-28 words
FUZZY, PLIER, AWAKE, RESET