The Beauty Blind Men See
new joys ...
drop like seeds to fill the
furrows left by a torrent of losses -
when the heavens open
seemingly to wash you away
they find the green of new growth -
hope, love, laughter, anew …
but some - some yawn like a
shadow of the day star
a darkness too deep -
too icily vacant …
the lack you birthed inside of me
a hummingbird, quite lost at sea
its wings are pressed to winds at length
availing hours with ebbing strength
oh, to know the beauty blind men see
my ear to the past with
tender and tireless course …
tympans longing for the
soft shuffle of a toe slipper -
the gentle gasping of a
grand jete' in careful execution
or the pixie-ish giggle that
always left your lungs with a flutter
(if you knew I was watching for
a rare misstep) …
a sweetness, once from honeyed lips
a time turned sour, like poison, drips
to stain the precious moments, rare
pressed 'tween the pages, needing care
oh, to know the beauty blind men see
I am two people -
inside, one of melancholy temper
ageing or not as elements
see fit ... or found
the other, but a ghost?
growing younger with each
obstinate minute
a haunt of horrid jealousy -
a callow phantom of
yearning and fanciful motivation?
and you ...
you bore that apparition with
the bloom of your smile -
brought its aching id into existence
with a dance of senses
only to weep it’s veins …
please, I beg you
let it inhabit me no more ...
I'm bound by one warm ember, past
to roam in aimless dreams, downcast
through twilight mists I shan't define
chased by the brooding angels, mine
oh, to know the beauty blind men see
or …
perhaps that is a wish ... I'd best let be.
~ 1st Place ~ in the "Brian's Choice L , Any Form, Any Theme" Poetry Contest, Brian Strand, Judge & Sponsor.
~ 10th Place ~ in the "Double Exposure" Poetry Contest, Kai Michael Neumann, Judge & Sponsor.
( I accidentally mislabeled the first contest as the "Double Exposure" Contest - I apologize )
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