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Magnificent Obsession
by Chris Sorrenti
I have a magnificent obsession
that shields me from the madness
a magnificent obsession
that protects me from the pain
like an endless supply of Librium
coursing through my veins
impervious to the war raging all around
I have a magnificent obsession
with my brothers and sisters
imperfect as we all may be
feeding me their essence
in a bottomless chalice
giving them stanzaed reflections
to fill their own cups though
some of them don’t talk to each other
nor anymore to me
but I have my orders...
“Don’t try to make sense
of the well placed mess
your job simply to write it all down
whichever way you see it”
© 1985
Inputted and revised © 2017, 2018, 2020
690 hits as of December 2024
12/05/2018 Author's Note: The first closing poem in Enter Every System, followed by Angel, then True Colours.
Posted on 12/05/2018
Copyright © 2024 Chris Sorrenti
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Kristina Woodhill on 12/06/18 at 05:14 AM I love the "bottomless chalace" and the "stanzaed reflections" especially. Thanks, also, for your comment on my Christmas Traditions. I don't think my reply message to you got through (error, error). |
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