POEMS BY: MARVIN SCOTT MARVIN
saddest fact son
oh, yes
I wanted more
but
I never wanted anything
so much as
to be with her
just to be
with her
and I got it
though I didn't know how
to enjoy it
properly
it drove me mad
with contentment
it killed me
so slowly
so softly
so sweetly
so what
I had everthing
I ever wanted
and I lost it
because
I had to
in order to see
just how much
I wanted it
and how wrong I was
to give in
to desire
to think
I had achieved
anything
permanent
what are vows
but
promises waiting
to be broken
what is love
if
not willing
to be lost
who am I
when
I'm not
alone
I can lie
to myself
that is the language
of lovers
devoted
desire
when satisfied
is our doom
inevitable
symptom of something serious
normally I wouldn't
volunteer
but someone had to do it
who else would
even think to
tell you when
your head is on fire
this is no normal
fever
I think
you're seriously
sick
I know
I've been blazing
the medicine trail
more than
300 moons
and I've yet
to find a cure
sure
a temporary remedy
for minor conditions
but the adult on set
die of beatings
requested
or
self administered
might as well
have a piece of cake
every now
and again
take a closer look
I'm not being morbid
I just want you to look at it shit, man
you act like
you've never seen a corpse before
just watch
while I touch it
see how it moves
ever so slightly
under moderate pressure
just wait
while I sharpen a stick
hey
where are you going
this is the cycle of life
it's beautiful
they may be maggots now
but
in just a few hours
they'll grow wings
of the most lustrous blue
you've ever seen
an iridescent beauty
revealed in the precise angle
of an inquisitive perspective
sometimes
you just have to hold your nose
and get on with it |
