Stamen to Rose

Imagine a highway

Red settled

Rusty legged

Groaning 

Wailing ghosts out of the hour of engine

Here

You turn to snap your icon instance

Blinded by

Devil’s dust fiddling in your hair

You have come for your crossing

 

All hums drone in the wear

You steer this

Best you can

Scarcely knowledge of awareness

There is no chance for back

No offers in anything

Only you and real

Something you’ve seen for most of every year

Eating away the gloss and permanence of your teeth and heart

The radio chimes in chances

But still a warning too late

 

Imagine

This highway and you

No points of confusion

Discussion

No debating over truth

It’s in the wheels

It’s in the weight and way you feel it

Like bullets of summer raining through your mind

It boils and blurs you

 

On the shoulder you notice odd roses  

Notes and crosses for a shorter life

Balloons challenging your mark

You can almost hear their questions

 

You push the pedal into tomorrow

Running toward the stiff arms of autumn

In your hand

All lies have been viscously cut away

 

Imagine this

See it as the moment

You become alive

Maybe for the first time

Reviews

[Priscilla Sayers]

Each breath brings that new Life, each of us may die, over and over, the Phoenixes set aflame
Rebirth that every year occurrence to some....
Then others begin to rise in this Equinox, Warriors are born, purity raised to new heights, and we must race with the wind not against it... We ~Teachers of the new featherd flames beating furiously for our knowledge so they too may fly

[Perdition]

Ya know..new "plumed" flames would have worked too :P You walked into deep waters here..well put but heavy thoughts..yep..Heavy thoughts...nice~

[Priscilla Sayers]

Great poetry gives birth to heavy thought
This is great poetry my friend

[Jen Walters]

A realistic poem, about being dead and being brought back to life. Most can relate to this or should rather. A very well written piece and I like the structure. Thanks for sharing this piece and have a great day.

[Perdition]

Thanks...and as far as most relating..perhaps but I think it's wonderful that YOU alone have related. Wishing you a wonderful evening as well~

[Jen Walters]

thanks and feel free to browse my library to see if you can relate to anything, I have a wide variety of poems. Have a great day.

[Perdition]

Thanks...been enjoying them all afternoon.

[Jen Walters]

that's wonderful, have you any thoughts about them?

[Perdition]

..lol..No ..why?? Jk Of course I do and I will definitely share them soon...Thanks Jen :)

[Jen Walters]

you're quite welcome Perdition, and have a great day.