Sunday, July 2, 2023

Humble Ambition

 

So much held in reserve, a day we speak to mire, mud, skies for slums. To make rising like pride, losing humility, silenced by devastation; like falderal, to have adored what hates self, too much to walk away. A teenage rule, much possession, Love was mine; indeed, can’t say that, despite living that. Remaining hungry, shrimp, reding, hush puppies—steak, broccoli, baked potatoes. Living a certain way, demons, heartbreak, living my part. So amazed to read him, King Jr., an exclusive martyr. Early winds, elaborate kites, a pregnant atmosphere—feelings stagnant, overwhelming, motion at all times; indeed, rather dismiss it, than look at it, what a generation made; so normal to gamble, so normal to play sports, so rapid at music, such talents, to discover ourselves.   

Strumming a Harp

By language we speak to audibility and coherence. To compose to feel understood, in spite of language applied. A person spends years misunde...