Monday, August 1, 2016

Rob Schackne #34 - Event Horizon



      Event Horizon


 Ebb and flow, nothing before 
 the event horizon fell on me
 featherlight of a hot life with ice
 the collected years, misunderstood

 I chose her for the hair she wore
 she laughed at the things I said
 an alarming way of wearing pain
 and sure her odd way with words

 This isn’t the story of the world
 told by the fire, told in the wind
 but of traffic, relapse, and delusion
 old habit and misremembered love

 At the table sits the air I breathe
 the light is provided mostly free
 once gifted in a silent transit
 a most urgent universe of events.


9 comments:

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    1. Ha! What a pot of stew! Thank you, Efi.

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    2. (Also, the first and last time I try to put up a picture. 40 minutes later, from China, blocked in Chinese, translated, untranslated, VPN, VPN blocked some more etc. Βλάκας!)

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  2. This is so fun and light and heavy and all. Weavers weaving.

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  3. Dear Kerri, Sure I was looking for a balance of all that soup. So many drafts. I thought it was impossible to make. I kept on working the edges, you know what that is. I'm very happy that you like it.

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  4. Wonderful use of language and phrasing. Good work. I'm relieved it didn't finish on a downer.

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