Bad Reflections

 

Who am I 

To shrug off the bad things that happen 

Was I once alive 

With fertile breath bouncing between trappings

Dodging myself

In the silhouettes of self proposed greater men


It’s like wearing stilts

In the copper collectives that won’t have me 

Standing tall

In my righteous refusal

But still falling short 

 

I brought my heart out of its retirement 

Just in time for the attack 

It was the perfect environment 

And everything that I lacked

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The turns of thought and

The turns of thought and phrase are delicious and invite thought and conversation. A very engaging poem. Thanks for sharing.


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