Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Poem Post: Burnt Man (2000)

Written on a pay stub from work in July of 2000. Apparently I had the belief that "living" involves living life "loud" (which I took to mean literally and figuratively). I was already loud but I desired to "BE" so much than what I was at that time in my life - to feel, do, love and live passionately.

I still have that desire but I've aged and understood this re-birth happens all the time.

Burnt Man
i want to be lost
cause i've always been found
i walked in silence
when i could have been loud
i have to taste
before taking grace
live life, run the race
i'll burn in a fire
with nothing the same
ashes and afterbirth
will be all that remain.

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