Salt Shaker

I see you standing like a salt shaker
soaking in turpentine.
You've changed your mind so much
the definition lines are blurred.
I scratch my balls
and the insect thoughts
fall from them.
So if I'm man what does that
suggest about you?
Snap on the hologram and
we'll moan about lost
picture books.
A droning car zig zags
in and out of view.
You shift your foot
and the tapping traffic lights
wink on and off.
As long as we can both
pretend to care, the
nylon strings that guide the mop
won't disintegrate.
Flawless like a diamond ring
the former
Kings and Queens of history
collectively genuflect.
In case you were wondering,
I now find myself crawling
back to decay with you.

Reviews

[K.C. Zbryk]

Very powerful imagry here sir, nearly overwhelming. I liked it

[Vinod Kumar U K]

Good poem

[BABy]

chris you are a master at words and just connections, you do what is...brava

[Cascara (aka Sprint Goe..]

"I see you standing like a salt shaker
soaking in turpentine.
You've changed your mind so much
the definition lines are blurred."

Great lines!

[Thrinna Mae]

Excellent masterpiece! You're truly one great poet... :)

[Linear]

We grow so accustomed to our partners, we blend into them and they into us often the lines get confused, do we then begin to stagnate?

I hope not

[emma h]

Not sure how i'm supposed to feel after that. Some very interesting lines throughout...much confusion as well. I feel like it's directed at someone, it seems personal yet disconnected at the same time. Hmmm. There are certainly little tidbits of wisdom here mixed in with some jarring images. Interesting write.

[rwar ish me]

Very good write. They last two lines are my fav. lines in this poem .

[Becky C Strukamp]

I now find myself crawling
back to decay with you

I love these two lines. So relateable. You penned another briliant poem. I loved it.

[SoulCrusader (Yas)]

Your ability to roll out poem after poem without dropping quality is amazing :)