It’s not like they could tell he’d been crying.
Pomegranate tears had evaporated on his cheeks.
Left to circumstance and suspicion.
The usual vulnerability crept in like the cold.
He’d wanted to disappear.
Pull his bones from this earth and take the plane westward.
But that knowing.
That fundamental chorus of doubt kept him seated.
Wounded and defeated.
The table was set for him and god now.
A devil on his shoulder painting the walls in his mind red.
Each word that drifted from his mouth.
Drew out feathered lines of inquiry and distaste.
In the mouths and minds of others.
With that future transparency, walking away again.
It was like, schoolyard mornings and lost mittens.
Passing cares, wrapped in their own silence.
The truer placed words that smelled ugly.
Circling the whole.
An inevitable destination, posing as something great.
Through distinction and the dying light, he now understands.
He was never greater than.

Your stunning poem strongly resonated with my emotions of late, and especially your vivid imagery at the beginning ..
“It’s not like they could tell he’d been crying.
Pomegranate tears had evaporated on his cheeks.
Left to circumstance and suspicion.
The usual vulnerability crept in like the cold.
He’d wanted to disappear.
Pull his bones from this earth and take the plane westward.”
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Thank you very much, though i’m sorry the futilness resonates so much. Maybe the longing of escape is a bit more hopeful, hope you find some wings.
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Haha .. things seem at bit futile during these lockdowns and yes I’m hoping for relief soon 😊
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Hopefully the memories of life sustain through the lockdown, Aus has had it’s share it seems. Light at the end of the tunnel soon i hope.
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“The tunnel is growing wider
The light is glowing brighter”
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No oncoming trains please!
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The light is daylight . ..
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=)
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This is such a deep and meaningful poem, it is beautiful.
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Thank you, love poured out in it’s messy sticky gore with this.
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It’s very beautiful, moving and eloquent!
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Thank you.
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