Contagious the man who spreads miserable grain
A slave to his own ball and chain
Conspicuous his burden
For all to see
Glaring is his cynical stride
He drinks the nectar of the fruitless tree
Probing for the fraud in welcoming faces
Unrest he foresees, though not always at hand
His growth is stunted by his mind’s oasis
Slow to understand
Not all breathed air is of frigid land
But for the contagious man
When the cold wind blows
He has arrived home
For the cold is all he knows
He disparages the notion of an offered hand
Intrigued by motive
The toxin released from his spread wings
Pollutes the air with energy so corrosive
So hurried to judge
Rusty is his weathered grudge
Crippled by his own conjecture
Suspicious of a kind heart
Disbelieving of a selfless gesture
Staying warm beneath layers of unkind
A postman of the world
His letter delivered in crystal clear tone
A pessimist loves a gathering
And never intends to be miserable alone
But someday
That icy exterior will slowly melt away
And after the thaw
Like warming icicles
That cold demeanor will inevitably fall
Perishing in a world no longer frozen
Always to be
Tossed about in turbulent sea
Withering along the path he’s chosen
Copyright © 2014 by Daryl R. Gaines. All rights reserved
The words are carefully
The words are carefully chosen and blend together to give me the image of such a person! It holds truth and wisdom in its rhythm... Incredible imagery and inspired by one of the unfortunate truths of this world! You blew me away :D
Willow