you should have followed
the dusty sunlight
through the stained glass
looked for dangling legs
followed the razor-winged
angels
whose legs floated far above
your own
you could have caught
them with your tongue
but you chose to rest
when the color of the sky
could have been orange
you were too busy hiding in the clouds
so you couldn't see it
you would have been a good person
if not for the furnace
(something you thought was love)
that burned your face
(then I realized
I was the ventriloquist)
from a couple of old easystreet prompts...
5 comments:
"the furnace that..burned your face" beautiful, this whole thing is beautiful.
Thanks Nathan; I wasn't sure about the last line...does it come through? I guess you're saying it does...
Yes, I agree with Nathan. Beautiful. I think the last line comes through, even if it's in an interpretation different than you have. Does that make sense? I mean it comes through for me. Lovely poem.
yep it works--my favorite of yours so far
Thanks Scot!
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