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Afflatus

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Hand to mouth, what we all carry like trapdoor hunches
soul-heavy and hardly worth a penny; somehow we convince -
now you know: herbal tea smoke makes shamans

pen in hand, perspective the tilt to the calligraphy hand,
I never knew that thought could be so wild, untamed wolves wandering
collection of puss and new skin cover abrasions like that of metaphors,
like that of the idealists hunched on the edge of reality

you, in my head brushed aside like wayward branches
sit atop the welcome mat of my mind; blink, circle three times before lying down
because there are animals in us all, undefinable beasts crouched in the feign of sleep
but how they startle awake with fistfuls of skin

eyelid weights like cement blocks discarded during construction,
ruins of labor, forgotten memorabilia, though we find ourselves again
in the folds of midnight’s scarf, wading moon puddles, walk like Jesus,
suns in our hands, star pitchers overflowing
Afflatus [Latin] : a divine creative impulse or inspiration.


This was a poem inspired by a very precious friend of mine. He's a partner in spirituality, in life, and he taught me that love is truly unfiltered - there are no boundaries.
Lately his health has been failing, and I thought perhaps dedicating this poem and sharing it with him would uplift him some.
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MozartsNemesis's avatar
"I never knew that thought could be so wild" <- Yes! 
So I find your style intensely unique and your words pregnant. Wonderfully done.