The Reckless Perch

The Reckless Perch      by Sami Khalil

(Giant delusions, shattered illusions)

Unknowingly, I wrapped my feelings in isolation, in anticipation, in surreal trepidation.

Through the eye of the needle, through riotous upheaval, I stitched my wayward thoughts, my nimble spectrums, my oversized storms. My bed felt sandy, nonchalantly sinking in confined spaces, puzzling daily the sun’s reflective glow. I waved frantically at the parade, as seen clearly, standing idly below my vantage point, my reckless perch, waiting for marching orders.

Streets were hushed, breathing fleeting moments. Faces had yet to settle into the marching mode, lulling their false sense of security.

I ordered: “March on, march!”, to no avail. My throat felt dry, myself disquieted. Don’t they know that I’m in charge here? Can’t they fathom who holds the power? Flailing my staff in the air, I came down with a vengeance, thrashing the populace across their heads with pinprick accuracy, smashing them like false idols.

I set off a ticking bomb of rage, a minefield of acrid burnings; prodigious happenings under the soles of their feet. After finishing the strikes, the scene looked like a sad tableau that belie all norms. I called upon the vultures to feast upon this licentious, quixotic undertaking.

My long shadow stretched before the world smiling with mischievous grins. I’m the giant, the ruler, half-consumed with power, half by false heaps of self, compensating for lesser things.

None can deter me now but begrudge what great tragedy had befallen.

“Behave or face the grave. Pay tribute or become mute. Either obey willingly or heftily pay.”

As I woke up, the room was suffused with pearlescent, robbed memories. I felt under deep, pellucid waters, lost to myself. I was the catch of the day.  A big fish in a small pond. No savage regrets, no gentle raging, no primal peace but the dread of the inevitable.

{Still I foresee, how things can be, how moments flee.

How the bearer of the sun can come undone.

How those whose hands are drenched in blood, will face the flood, the rage, the mud.

Still I foresee, that everything must have a collision course.

Nevertheless, deal neither by evil ways nor by cold hearts for trembled lips need reform, shaping their ravaging storm.}   

 

Reviews

[ms. barrie]

hauntingly, profound...you exhibit such a distinctive gifted quill...
that always bleeds, weaves exquisite poetic artistry.
every word in every verse, just mesmerizes, that i cannot
even coherently fathom correct words to describe how wonderful this gem
is. other then...once again i’m not surprised that i’m left in complete awe.

and i thank you for sharing your immense talent with us.
i look forward to becoming lost in your art again soon ~ :)

[Sami Khalil]

Hi Miss Barrie. I'm lost for words and also in awe of your talent even in your reviews. Your continued support and inspiration is a welcome relief in our hard times we all live in. You shine as a beacon and I thank you for all.

[ms. barrie]

you’re so very welcomed, Sami so very much deserved. i wholeheartedly thank you for your gracious sentiments! and ditto...as i sincerely thank you as well, always. yes the constant terrifying chaos swirling around, is just too surreal smh.

please stay safe...brightest blessings to you!!! :)

[Sami Khalil]

And it shall be done as you shine under the sun. Gracie millee...

[ms. barrie]

beautifully poetic...i’m. so grateful to you
and your presence on here, please keep penning and weaving your magick...the world needs you to ((:

[Sami Khalil]

It is mutual. God bless....

[ms. barrie]

G-d bless dear poet friend, be well!

[Sami Khalil]

::::::))))))))

[ms. barrie]

:)))))))) 🦋✨🦋

[Sami Khalil]

Very lovely......

[ms. barrie]

129,39372x smiles back

[ms. barrie]

and all my gratitude for showing an interest (pocketing) “metanoia” … i’m truly appreciative.
happiest of summer days to you & yours :))

[Sami Khalil]

You are surely welcome. Have a great one...

[emmajoy]

Sami, your post is written by someone with inherently natural sensitivity and a special way of laying words in such a way the reader is beckoned into thinking. You weigh as many facets of the core of whatever and finally point the way to your opinions yet never in an adamant way. I find the following an ambush I've recognised for a while and from a few quarters.

'My long shadow stretched before the world smiling with mischievous grins. I’m the giant, the ruler, half-consumed with power, half by false heaps of self, compensating for lesser things.

None can deter me now but begrudge what great tragedy had befallen.'

TIME HAS arrived for a damned less hot air and stupidity to be wiped off the face of the earth to allow diplomacy, considered wisdom and quiet but quick plans made to protect those who might - in due and safer times, return to paying out to support those ethical who are giving and sharing at such a wretched time.. not for profits but for human decency, plus, the reality in One for All or we ALL fall.

Thank you for nudging me into yet more determination to express self.. just wish i could be the writer you are.

[Sami Khalil]

Hi Emma Joy. And what a joy to see your wise, self-expressing and compassionate review that shows your great character which you live in deed and word. As you and Einstein Noodle pointed out, it is so easy to lose our freedom in the name of this and that, so easy to fall preys to lies and deceptions, so easy to be ruled by dictators wanna be and so forth. Money thrown here and there that douses few fires but not the root of the problem. Super powers and rulers who are haughty and arrogant had found out that they are not prepared for invisible enemies while spending billions to fight a visible, weaker enemy. I wish we can spend money on things that benefit all humanity and not the few elites. Power is fine if exercises wisely. Money is fine if used properly. Wealth is fine if gained legally and not hoarded selflessly. I thank you for all and hope that all is well...

[emmajoy]

WE AGREE wholeheartedly, 'thought we might.

Many, many thanks for such a genuine show of opinions, emotions and all, Sami.

Things here are what they are,BUT every morning is more beautiful than the day before... whatever the weather. Keep safe, please.

[Sami Khalil]

All wonderful. Gracie Mille.....

[emmajoy]

Gracie, prego, signor Sami!

[Sami Khalil]

:::::::))))))))).........

[emmajoy]

shhhhhhhhh :)

[Sami Khalil]

Hehehe......

[Einstein Noodle]

whew! blistering commentary .. you must live in Michigan ;))))))))))))))))))))))))) or NY ... some governors have run amuk .. waaaaaaaay overstepped ..most people have enough sense to open up with reasonable safety ... we are going to still get sick .. this one has struck such a blow ... overnight it seems ... taking down societies worldwide .. freedoms be damned it seems ... a very real struggle now to recover ... me thinks a lot of novels will use these times in various fictions ... and Armageddons ..sobering how easily we have lost so much ... rebellion now the balance keeping things form becoming dictatorial ...
E.

[Sami Khalil]

Hi Eisntein Noodle. You are so right sir. We have to open up the economy for survival or have 2 double whammy; Disease and no income for millions. Not reasonable and not feasible. Governors are run amok sir indeed. Freedom has to be preserved. Hiding in caves is not going to solve anything. Using good science, judgement and finding a cure fast with adequate testing to those infected not the healthy ones. With 3 trillion, could have done miracles like creating or transforming existing factories to proper usage, build quarantine hospitals and centers for now and future epidemics, fund labs and so forth....Thank you so much sir for keeping watch on those wanna be dictators...

[Einstein Noodle]

:) and thank you for your statement sir! these are and have been troubling times for decades ... this covid thing is hopefully bringing a spotlight on how our "freedom" is balanced on a pin .... saying my prayers .... politicians are not going to save anything but their own skins >;-[

[Sami Khalil]

Hehehe. You are right sir Einstein Noodle. And you are warmly welcome ...

[Patricia Wedel]

dear Sami... this sequestering has brought us to our knees... it is a
miracle that we have not been subjected to the Virus... knowing that every step we take may be our last. It is a waiting game... to what end. I have had a full life, but younger ones have not. It is a reckoning of eternal decisions.
"Bless be the "tie" that binds... our hearts in kindred Spirits." ... a song
sung so many times in church... but this is different. Reverence is where you are when you smile at your neighbor or a passerby. truly, Pat

[Sami Khalil]

Whoa! Thank you for sharing your thoughts and prayers with us through thick and thin. Hope springs eternal. Be safe. Life is short. Eternity is ageless. Take care.

[Patricia Wedel]

I think of the music in the Movie “Sandpiper”... “the shadow of your smile when you are gone... will color all my days and all my nights”... be safe.. be well. Amen. Pat

[Sami Khalil]

::::::::::::)))))))))))).........

[Pax]

Unknowingly, I wrapped my feelings in isolation, in anticipation, in surreal trepidation

- i just have to quote that, on which i knew the feeling so well, aren't all we like that, or it's just some of us poets do. U do write deeper in many words i never knew i could encounter, because its your very edge on how you write, brother, keep it up....

[Sami Khalil]

Hi brother Pax. It is all true indeed what you say. You are not alone. We all go through the emotions and phases. Thank you so much for such encouragement and fighting this uphill battle. God bless.

[Pax]

Most welcome brother, oh by the way how many languages u speak, if u don't mind me asking...

[Sami Khalil]

2 sir Pax. Gracie millee....

[Pax]

Then you are amazing, with your vocabulary, i speak 3 yet i still gwt confused on many words and my vocabulary memory limited, be proud brother..your Great,.

[Sami Khalil]

You too brother. I try, I try. Bless you.

[Rye]

the imagery in this write is powerful, very well written.

[Sami Khalil]

Hi Rye. May you accept my sincere thanks to you and your lovely visit. Good to see you.

[Derekv]

Beautiful piece, Sami, and very fitting for the times we are living in. I love the haunting imagery of this poem, especially the last few lines.

-Derekv

[Sami Khalil]

Hi DerekV. What a nice day to see you visit and share. Have not seen you in a while. Pleasure indeed. Thank you kindly.

[Pete]

the storm subjugates all, revealing bare truth as if under a microscope. all is not right. we are all the same, man's artificial institutions unravel and are proven inept. things have the potential of getting ugly more quickly than we realize unless we adhere to the "right" principles of life ... :)

[Sami Khalil]

Hi Pete. Amazing wisdom and insight you have about the human condition. Whooeee....I can't thank you enough. You should collect these as Henry David T did...

[Sami Khalil]

." we are all the same, man's artificial institutions unravel and are proven inept."

[Sami Khalil]

"things have the potential of getting ugly more quickly than we realize unless we adhere to the "right" principles of life"

[redzone]

damn Sami, there is a giant storm in your words, very fitting for a world where 'giant delusions' rule the day... and for many where great illusions are shattered as their eyes are opened to see what kind of society we live in and under.... and it seems too that we have not yet seen the worst of this storm nor the horrors that will be created.... wonderfully written poem my friend and poet...

[Sami Khalil]

Hi Redzone. So true and well said wonderful poet. I hope it does not come to the survivor of the fittest so to speak. Thank you so much for this in depth review and thoughts