Words are looking ever so strange today
like a hole in space
a wind in a cloud
a face superimposed over a mountain
Strange is looking strange today
inside a hollow root
bearing down on pressures too strong
inside a scrabble game
loading guns for the highest mark
The highest mark not found in my pen
or in the corral with all the horses
found to be found staying far away
from all that is lost and often not thought of
looking deep into the glass not filled
There must be an escape route
paved into the ancient mountains
of a youth taught to fly in a
brand new world unleashed from
tight ropes and strangled sounds
living in the roaring roar
of such bulldozed dreams
Flying around lost rings in a circle
singing the standout choruses
finally demonstrating real power
in vocals released at the very last moment
before disaster sings another note
especially the last stanza
"Strange is looking strange today"
My impression sometimes.
The voice and sensibility are most engaging.
Many thanks, Gary, Erika and Mathew.
The first stanza, yes.
Thank you, Kitty.
Very Darrylesque.
Lots of fine images/metaphors that startle & inform the poem. One of the best for me is the straightforward: "looking deep into the glass not filled." Catches at the whole piece for me.
I appreciate your comments, Samuel and Ed.
"such bulldozed dreams"
Yes!