a murky wet trace glistening in the hazy noontime sun
dipping and weaving its way down the parched terrain
with one fell swoop, its existence tangled in a thread of plaid
martha, a cracked voice calls out to admonish
the knowing creak gave up her only response
silent understanding perfectly and flaw-ridden aged
nubile in stark contrast to fields that engulf them
i need a lift
somewhere out of here
i don't really care
i want to forget
someone out of my mind
i won't deny
i long to breathe
somehow out of place
i can't escape
you bring me joy
sometimes in your life
i fill the gaps
you give me hope
something in your smile
i do adore
you keep me here
someday you will find
i have to ask
i need a lift
-that four letter word-
that four letter word
mispelled and misunderstood
sadly mistaken
clumsily pronounced
fudge: buttered milk with sugar
flavour of nonsense
defined tendency
to fake, dodge and falsify
beyond proper means
a name to hide in
made up and fabricated
shadow to my soul
my work, my passion
indecisively devised
meanings elude you
the clash of two worlds
mangled through eternity
silent 'p' waiting
-pfoj 04.25.02
con fusion
loud blares rocking
engulfing my senses
direction and motion
the swoon of the masses
we pull, we gather
tapping our fingers
and toes, the beat
our hearts, the blood flow
our fists, with pumps
the fine skin on ankles
my vision, they blur
they run out of focus
of breath/of room
of bounds in this full
court of mine
in session, infectious this decision
is final, mistrial, mistaken for a liar
a convict, a contrast
to a nun in a convent
this prison - choir sings
lifts up the shackles
in rapture, my soul, my cell, my senses
as the loud sirens blare, i plan
my escape, my days
my life on the rocks
i can't contain myself anymore
obsessed with my new found impurity
stripped raw from lashed out words
receptacle of what i used to be
throat scorched by hot air rising
smoldered circuits etching veins
pounding fingers on bloodied plastic
delivering blows every verse of pain
stumbled phrases collected daily
this rude baptism made infants wail
divine inspiration hard to come by
heroic sandals to fit... i fail