Apathetic Compromise
26 June 2021 Saturday Poetry Prompt: bring out your rock
Origins of the problem — a distance no one can fucking see so why bother right, the affirmation fallacy running lights and sound, even while kicking the speakers over, tangling the wires —
brought out of the prison of head into the social desire, so bad so bad so badly wanting — strung out because the fixes are all to the south — or north, just nowhere nearby — assuring strangers of the true bias —
covered veiled stars, dull light for an evening, the whole day at night, really — set into the patterns of conduct that terrify exclusions — but swimming beside the canoe till the power shifts —
alternate expositions claiming priority and wisdom — there’s no fucking wisdom here, get grounded and then the electricity that isn’t even stopping when you sleep shuddering the waking body —
avalanche beyond the darkness Cohen muses — meeting someone else, and then there’s the twist in the ribs — suspicions don’t run out of the things they want to say — breathing Cabinet hatred —
or something borders can concoct — anarchy around apocalyptic corners — retreat! if you’re smart enough, reatreat! — hollow calls to social hearts — then the clouds start it all over again.
