as the angel stared
its shadow spoke silent hues
painting hard questions
to blindly follow
forget the nature within
disguise it in sin
self-abuse reflex
this, the true fall from grace
denial of self
24 Poems ~ 24 Hours
Bear Wolf is a Shawnee Gypsy Jew social justice humanist who sees tattoos as physical manifestations of emotional scars and lost count of his somewhere around 20. “This world makes no sense to me, so I make music and poetry.” For more poetry, music and storytelling, check out https://changelingstudios.bandcamp.com/album/haiku-tanka-senryu-oh-my For more of his many performance personas look up Changeling Studios on both YouTube & SoundCloud.
as the angel stared
its shadow spoke silent hues
painting hard questions
to blindly follow
forget the nature within
disguise it in sin
self-abuse reflex
this, the true fall from grace
denial of self
goodbyes are only
hellos dressed in the darkness
of our own demise
if we were not wise
we would address our goodbyes
and send them packing
leaving us lacking
the necessary skills for
the great leap forward
I am a Shawnee Gypsy Jew social justice humanist who sees tattoos as physical manifestations of emotional scars and lost count of mine somewhere around 20.
“This world makes no sense to me, so I make music and poetry.”
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For more poetry, music and storytelling, check out my new CD on BandCamp (Haiku, Tanka & Senryu, Oh My!) and many performance personas at Changeling Studios on both YouTube & SoundCloud.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXmu-aq8RjxzPutvgneIarQ