By
Scott Thomas Outlar
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My truth is silent
yet it burns with an unquenchable flame
My love aches to be let loose
yet I hold it at bay
My karma is violent
yet I walk a meager path
My soul bleeds with chaos
yet I smile and play pretend
My voice is lost to the wind
yet I scream all through the storm
My song is laced with thorns
yet I tend to each rose with care
My sex is all but exhausted
yet I save it for a sweet resurrection
My days are counted and numbered
yet I keep a distance from the yawning grave
My laughter is wild and unbridled
yet I reserve it for special occasions
My pain is strange and existential
yet I know it is the same as all the rest
My eyes are open and seeking
yet I remain blind to the inherent light
My words are all I have left
yet I muzzle them for fear of crossing the line
Lightning Rod
The garden of the gut –
flora and fauna,
lush as a jungle,
seeking perfect homeostasis
at all times
as nutrients are absorbed
and toxins are flushed
out of the central hub
to constantly create
the organic system anew
as a holy temple
where consciousness
beyond the pale
can be divined
from the source
and flooded
through the synapses of the mind
which acts as an antenna
by tuning in to vibrations
of electricity
and energies that pulse
from dimensions
which have yet to be
fully understood
by the incomplete theories
of modern science.
There is more happening here
than can be seen or heard.
There is a truth that burns
far hotter than any gadget can measure.
There are answers found within the soul
which cannot be discovered through simple observation.
There is a love which resonates at such a high frequency
that only a pure and open heart is able to experience it.
There is an infinite and eternal state of perfect peace
which can only be gleamed when the body and mind are completely clean.
There is a path which leads to the Kingdom of God
that is paved with intentions that glimmer more brightly than gold.
A multiplcity of didactic facets couched in a coherent and powerful poetic form. Both poems, heaving with a depth of understanding, have been crafted skilfully.