Turn out the light
No scrutiny tonight.
Her kind voice washing over radio waves
Through pipes behind patchwork facades
Bring the murmur of comfort … baby
Far from judgement
Where you’re safe from that brand of cursive
And the tangle of lamenting souls
Each seeking to imprint their own
Moment of impotent glory.
Move over, it’s getting too crowded
We may be losing our sight
But heels sound their static curiosity
Whether we look or not.
The music of what is not prescribed
Can be a tonic …
Free to sling and fling, ferris of hurt
That word they used … did not describe you
And you must be strong if, you’re still standing
If it didn’t tear you apart.
Delusion survives the harshest words
But not when there’s no one left to pick you up.
You learn to survive even,
As everything turns and diminishes
Lean on the mercury memory
Of that fast girl who
Let nothing tear her assunder
She’s been wounded more times than she knows
Still she stands
Though without knowing
What it takes for a night moth
To inhabit the palaces of butterflies
How day burns her failing eyes
As they come together in posies
She walks separately and cut out
By her scarlet difference
Still upright, despite your hardest attempt
to quash and push, everything you had hurled
And the wasteland around her ankles
Is a new instrument
She will master, as she did before
Because she may seem to break repeatedly
But until it’s over, it isn’t over.
Darkness may have been what she knew
Before she learned
She could, subsist in light
And stake her own
Claim
To be treated with dignity
Turn out the light
No scrutiny tonight.
I really liked that! Groovy! I’m inspired to use my poetry as well. Not sure why I have been lamenting to use it. Thanks for that! Keep inspiring!
To still stand, head high, despite the storms – YES!
“To endure the unendurable, that is true endurance.” – Japanese Proverb
Reblogged this on cabbagesandkings524 and commented:
TheFeatheredSleep – Enduring
Light can nourish us, some live only air, high in the mountain realm. Shall we reflect on what was, what is, or what shall be … and whatever we choose, will it be our truth…?
Nicely topped and tailed emphasising the message
❤️
Beautiful my friend!
Thanks for sharing! Beautiful!
Turn out the light / no scrutiny tonight … a powerful chorus line in a reflective poem!
Reminded of how great a writer you are.
Coming from you – WOWZER and sincere thanks
Thank you so much Dave I appreciate you and these words
Hello Stranger! Thank you for your lovely words of appreciation xxx
Al, I can’t seem to link to your site, but it shows you are on WP but the link to add you doesn’t come up – weird huh?
Thank you for reading my friend
I love your responses to my work more than my work! We need a collection!
Some things must … right? xo
HA! A rare positive moment! Actually I am very positive (about other people) xo Great proverb.
I hope you will never stop writing and will feel you can share and empower. Do not lament my friend your words exist for a reason xx
Who is the muse, and who is the poet? 🤔
THAT is a question I cannot answer with you! LOVE it !
Paradox!
THE ONLY KIND!
So well done!
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Oh how I love her
Its so true when we have known such darkness we forget we are actually very attuned to live in the light. The light our own souls must guide us home. <3
Wise words. I could not agree more.
You make my day. You make me have hope.
You lift me up when I lose faith. Thank you so much
Always a pleasure, Candice.