A Man Within

and there's a man with many faces and hats
hidden
uncertain but also decided
in his deluded disillusion

with white socks and refined manners
he traces his path of the day
with all mannerisms calculated
all the expressions, timings and observations
memorized
with perfect precision
always on scene
always on scene
between conversations with timid interviewers
submerged in his alter ego

- Watch out! - Said the man at my direction
barely seeing the danger before him
glasses sliding off tables and firmly put cigarettes
in ivory and gold ornate cigarette holders
carefully pressed in his thin lips
multi dimensioned cigarettes
transmitters of the same sensation
of satisfaction and necessity for more
and more and more time

His curtain awakens and opens earlier than the morning
his alerted and troubled sleep, feels more like a prelude
of something always bigger than himself

thoughtcrime, virtuosity, "talent", violations
technicalities
technicalities
technicalities
only that
it is preferable to destroy all rational thought

already tried to write about flowers and birds
and fertile landscapes under the thick earth of imagination
but every attempt resulted on the complete opposite
So, to stop his increasing frustration or fear to accomplish
a future with stains of the past
prefers to write in more adequate territories, in order to fit
better with his present face
skewed
face
with brief moments of clarity and affection
together with uncertainty
and influence by clear influence
without ever fearing redundance
looking for the sea and the spotlight

simply

orangejumpsuit's picture

namaste

those are very nice ideas laid out in a pretty genuine way. my favorite kind and this is one of my favorite poems on the site.

 

thanks friend

Biffy's picture

Talented. ;)

Talented. ;)

allets's picture

Missed Repetition

I missed the repetition at the end, recommend "Skewed face" two times. ~~A~~ talent in evolution, the finale will be magnificent  indeed.