the man downstairs

the man downstairs

 

 

insincere lighting

moon dance upon scuffling eyes

 

they want to vacate the premises

rather than give away secrets

 

the brow is raised

lies' acceptance 

a tenant refusing to leave

 

shadows are eloquent

red herrings

but the day will soon come.

 

 

 

erin-cilberto

9/6/2020

Reviews

[Dave Brown]

'The' day is certainly coming closer and what will be the result?

[jacob erin-cilberto]

I guess we will get that answer soon enough.
thank you, Dave,
j.

[Patricia]

Oh wow, very clever writing and an interesting read, always a delight to read your work, this is one for the library

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your kind review, pat,
j.

[Betty Hermelee]

I think this is an allegory on our sitting president, who lies, scuffles, cheats; a political social agenda; who has many secrets and wants to evict all of us ( in a sense) ; Trump is the guy who refuses to exit; but he'll learn his lesson soon. Red herrings are everywhere. Nice and pertinent! fondly, Betty

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your insightful read, Betty.
j.

[Paul Bell]

Is this sitting tenant, president Trump, who hopefully is biden his time.
Mind you, what Trump card does biden have up his sleeve, and why does the greatest country in the world have two useless men to lead it.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

good questions, Paul....yes, two useless men..indeed.
j.

[Lydia Shutter]

Your title makes me think "devil"....as opposed to "the man upstairs". So many secrets are never revealed in life and those that are revealed never are quite what we predicted them to be. There are those who choose to believe a lie rather than be evicted. The day does come though....always. Lydi**

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Yes, the day does definitely come...thank you, Lydi.
j.

[Patricia Wedel]

Everywhere I go.. I see the most adorable children wearing Masks...
many of them seem to be perhaps from other countries.
How can we not acknowledge that "We are the World"...
it has happened so fast with a "triple" whammy.
I 'trust' that the "Man upstairs" has a plan for the beautiful
talented souls that are in this world and created to be
useful and brilliant. God help us all. truly, Pat

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Oh yes, God help us all...
thank you, Pat,
j.

[Akshay Rawal]

This poem resonates with all who have ever faced an eviction or an exodus in their life, under the influence of political and social agendas. Situations turn out to be such that we end up with either leaving or facing atrocities. I literally swept through innumerous events that happened in history where such situations arose, with this poem. And surprisingly, they are more than I can count on my hands, so It was like a trip through history for me. Thanks for sharing.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Thank you for your deep understanding of this work, Akshay,
j.

[h d e rushin]

30 million Americans are facing a possible eviction without a moratorium on evictions or another much needed stimulus to tide them over until better days arrive. "But the day will soon come"/. Am I my brothers keeper now when it's basically everyman and woman for themselves? This world is that of laws not of men. Covid cloaks , then portions out of compassion....dana

[jacob erin-cilberto]

the stimulus? it is tied up in the agendas of two warring parties who don't give a damn about us.read morethe stimulus? it is tied up in the agendas of two warring parties who don't give a damn about us.
thank you for your words, my poetic friend.
j.

[Ana Papaya]

Leaving by choice is preferable to hanging onto where we're not wanted.
But sometimes we wind up lost with no where to go.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

and it is such a tragic "lost"!

[barleygirl]

As I sit here upon my bluff, not evacuating despite a mandatory order (tenant refusing to leave), & my closest neighbor is also sticking it out at his place down below by the creek - & all the others who've evacuated leave behind interesting bits of life puzzles, dropping everything in mid-sentence to evacuate a week ago. My neighbor the hoarder stops by for a feeble stretch of weedwhacking over the weekend, even tho his property is loaded shoulder-deep with flammable red herrings (((HUGS))) Fondly, Margie

[jacob erin-cilberto]

in mid-sentence, yes...and the wonder is how the paragraph or essay will end...I am still praying for you to be safe, Margie,
j.

[barleygirl]

Thank you. I feel on pins & needles becuz this finger of fire is stubbornly heading my way, but all in all I feel safe here as long as the fire just lollygags along!

[Cherrie Palmer]

Ya know about 11 years ago when we still had the cattle ranch we had to set some back fires for a wild fire but this beast you are fighting is to big for that. Keep a watchful eye my friend you are in my prayers .