Trippin’ Crawlin’ Learning to Fly
Crawling out of his crooked shoe His mission is to fly He swallows one raindrop From storm cloud after storm cloud He shadows his face and hides. In his ears, the harmonious peasants sing of love He disappears, A fading tumble into seclusion Why does the wind play tricks on the brain? Acting as though the whispering is real. It is another game We laugh at the fool "Look at him stumbling out of his shoe" Trap him, corner him Into submission Bury his dreams in with the oblivious Pull apart the blue sky to devalue his freedom. "What is behind those blue curtains"? Just air, smoke, unbreathable distance? Whistling echoes from the well He has fallen into his long unwinding spell Now lord help me, all that is mighty! Give me a hand, let me stop the blind crawl I can't see or hear the visuals, the auditory bleeding missions. Searching for guidance The hand that cradles you into thought To no longer fear the frightening. We are not a puppet controlled by the flirtatious mind of mercy Flames become invisible If you want to fly, You must first run into walls. The skin, the heart must thicken when struck by the whip of evil. Time and time again. “Before the Bridges Fell” by me David L O’Nan Poetry book is out today on Cajun Mutt Press Available Now: Before I Turn Into Gold Inspired by Leonard Cohen Anthology by David L O’Nan & Contributors w/art by Geoffrey Wren Bending Rivers: The Poetry & Stories of David L O’Nan out now! Bio: David L O'Nan is a poet, short story writer, editor living in Southern Indiana. He is the editor for the Poetry & Art Anthologies "Fevers of the Mind Poetry and Art. and has also edited & curated other Anthologies including 2 inspired by Leonard Cohen and an upcoming one inspired by Bob Dylan. He has self-published works under the Fevers of the Mind Press "The Famous Poetry Outlaws are Painting Walls and Whispers" "The Cartoon Diaries" & "New Disease Streets" (2020). A compilation of 4 books "Bending Rivers" a micro poem collection "Lost Reflections" and new book "Before the Bridges Fell" (look under books tab in Amazon) under Cajun Mutt Press & "His Poetic Last Whispers" (2022) David has had work published in Icefloe Press, Dark Marrow, Truly U, 3 Moon Magazine, Elephants Never, Royal Rose Magazine, Spillwords, Anti-Heroin Chic, Cajun Mutt Press, Punk Noir Magazine, Voices From the Fire. Twitter is @davidLONan1 and for the book @feversof Join Facebook Group: Fevers of the Mind Poetry & Arts Group . Facebook Author page DavidLONan1 and goodreads page is https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/18366060.David_L_O_Nan
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