He's been absent for some time now
Lost somewhere between
Hurt and Heaven
A contradictory uni(verse)
In a pre-Genesis emptiness waiting on God to say
"LET THERE BE WRITE"
His mind . . .
A labyrinth of verse filled cocooned caterpillars
Whose dream is only to awaken with metaphor wings . . Fly...
And land on a loose leaf
His heart...
Hardened, broken, blackened, but still beating
Only the rhythm has changed since "She" left.
What once was a love life giving instrument
Is now more like area 51
No sign of life, love is alien . . .
And all who try to enter are shot down before they can even get close
His spirit...
Hasn't worked out in a while
So it's gotten kind of weak
His hands...
Miss the relationship they had with pen & pad
And the magic they would create when they would procreate
And give birth to verse in oxymoronical origami orgies
His thoughts...
Are like a slave revolt,
Like a civil rights movement . . .
Dying to be free
His eyes...
Are an angry hurricane when he blinks...
Louisiana levees for lids
His stare is the coldest winter
And if you peak past the windows to his soul you'll find the perfect storm
His soul...
Is an egyptian mummy
Old, bandaged, bruised, and battered
With an empty sarcophagus for a chest
A walking tomb . . .
Grave robbers stole his treasure
Heiroglyphs read: "FULL OF EMPTINESS"
He's been absent for some time now
Lost and living life(less) ever since "She" left
Residing somewhere between
Hurt and Heaven
A contradictory uni(verse)
If anyone finds his love,
"She"
The muse
Tell her where she can find him
She knows the place
And let her know
That the metaphorical metamorphosis of the cocooned caterpillar is complete
And that verse filled monarchs are ready
To fly.
-Ox