Wednesday, 3 October 2018

THE LESSER




These are the words written in anger;
  The expression of unanswered need,
    The drawing in and cutting out;
      The scream of ink a greed.

These are the times of close isolation;
  A madness of misunderstanding,
    A call to arms to search in my barrel
      And hoist out a heart too demanding.

Once and never again, the point was lost -
   A gambling of cannon shot,
     Tore out the thread.
       Things burned too hot;
     Quickened and destructive,
   Or quiet and building;
To which evil should I be yielding?

Copyright © Jason Horsler
06/10/96

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