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♫ 'repetitive conditioning and a remote control' ♫

by Matthew Sharp

when I was a kid I felt like a fish in a bowl
cuz the pond was swallowed whole
by social monstors making copies to smother my soul
devouring the landscape where i intended to grow
i sow my last seed and thought it would be harder
playing the role of a martyr
weaponized individuality fed to the virus by a wayward host

staging a cycle....

maybe just a mirage
i thought its constructing a new facade
camouflaged with righteous espionage
a grace that plays the odds with a barrage
of maneuvers to cheat the intruder
in my bare feet....
up against super computers
I find my electrons
bending or warping
like photonic packets of gravitons

I give you this black hole
like a flower
knowing it will sink you



07/18/2010

Posted on 07/18/2010
Copyright © 2024 Matthew Sharp

Member Comments on this Poem
Posted by Paul Lastovica on 07/18/10 at 02:47 PM

you had me @ weaponized individuality

Posted by Glenn Currier on 07/19/10 at 04:35 PM

I really like this piece. There is so much to it. I heard the angst and the pain of being rejected, unappreciated, and misunderstood, but somehow able to hover above this darkness to feel the wind beneath the wings, to know that there is so much more inside, to be anchored in that still, creative place. I feel honored that you shared this revelation with me. Thanks, Matthew.

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