My refuge from the refuse I refuse
Is not ideal--no venue can I choose.
Is not ideal--no venue can I choose.
Whatever place might show is fit to use.
A wish and world, together, cannot fuse.
Consigning comforts to an easy way
Ensures another person can allay
My problem. Others' time is type of prey.
Defiling comes from instinct I obey.
For sakes of varied havens, I forsake
The sacred angle people view to make
Themselves appear unique. The truth can take
Opaquest of illusion, cause a break.
Embrace encasing surface will suffice.
A plea for further feeling won't entice.
My body needs a body, all are nice
Enough to be important in a trice.
Delusive word, conducive to produce
That which I need: a human to induce
Relief-releasing contact. Lies can loose
Emotive trash from fueling self-abuse.
In vain you shall inveigh against that vein
Of conduct. My behavior brings a sane
Solution for reducing shock of strain
The lonely and moronic must maintain.
Those last two stanzas really made the poem for me.
ReplyDeleteI believe some of my emotive trash recently resulted in self abuse. Great lines!
ReplyDeleteSuch wonderful word play and sound games ironically delivering some serious fractures in life!
ReplyDeleteplayful words... nice poem,... ;)
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed the rhythms and the images each stanza invokes. I especially like " The truth can take/Opaquest of illusion, cause a break." It reminded me that lies are illusions that are eventually seen through, while the truth cannot let you see past it.
ReplyDeleteHiya Jack,
ReplyDelete'inveigh' is a new one to me. Thanks for that. I adore coming across new words or phrases.
Loved your play with sound-alikes, enlivening a serious topic.
aprille.me
Great twisting here. A fine write.
ReplyDeleteIts the pungent irony that makes the rhymes even more attractive.
ReplyDeleteThe intense, tight rhythm of this piece well serves the content. The humanness, the darkness and the need are palpable, heavy, foreboding.
ReplyDeleteHighly emotive and powerfully intense !!!
ReplyDeleteJack,
ReplyDeleteGreat depth to your poem and some wonderful philosophical suggestions. My kind of poem:)
Eileen
Thank you for visiting my poem and leaving your much appreciated comment.
Lovely poem!
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