hawk chronicles #14…

copyright cwmartin 2011

sometimes
i like to just
show-off
do a spin
or two
against
the dark blue sky
for no particular reason
i find
most humans
spend so much time
wondering about life’s meaning
and their place in it
pondering
deep philosophical points
their eyes focused on books
missing the landmarks
and scenery
along the way
counting down
to doomsday
not knowing
if heaven is to the left
or right
so
i’ve taken it upon myself
to have
a little sky party
in their behalf
nothing fancy
a few white puffy clouds
and the breath of angels

in dark conscious…

Challenge Photo IV from Jade

yesterday’s tears
are now morning’s fog
distorting my perceptions
confusing the mental
landmarks of my sanity
i deceive myself
a trance so tranquil
that i am blind
to my own blindness
my thoughts move slowly
suspended in the fog
a blurred rationality
but a desire to feel whole
not some fragment of myself
i am a child
crying out for comfort
but there is none
to be found
and while you embrace
another warm thought
of how you shall
revive my sanity
i listen carefully
to your words
moving without sound
through the air
and
i agree
to whatever you have said
knowing only that i
am lost in the darkness

 

This poem represents my fourth response to  the second challenge series between Jade and I.  As you may recall, each poet provides the other with a series of photos, visual prompts,  from which the poet is to write a poem.  Jade has written her response which can be found here. 

with god so near…

Image Courtesy of Jade & Vlad

now
i ain’t
no religious scholar
so
what i say
may be all wrong
but
i was just flipping
through all those holy books
and
i couldn’t find
one damn thing
that said it was okay
to remove your neighbor’s landmarks
just to build more houses
for your family
or
to rape another man’s wife
war
or
no war
nor
could i find one word
that said
the killing of children
is justified
because you want to teach
their parents
a lesson
but
you being
so close to god and all
could
you
tell me
what
you
saw