He Blinded Me With Silence, por Chris Gaither | poemas, ensayos y cuentos en Poéticous

Chris Gaither

Chris Gaither

He Blinded Me With Silence

Now

Is not the time for

Waiting to decide;

Now

Is the time for

Deciding to wait

And I’ve decided I can wait

As long as it takes

But while I wait

I have some time on my hands

And since I’m not handy

I will use the time

To describe what I’m waiting for

By announcing

There are no words

For what I am about to tell you:

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Monogamy Does Go Well With the Chicken! Delicious again, Peter

Because we know we must die and that survival depends on belonging we all live in fear

The Key to Freedom Is Desire

Guilt is a trap Locking you in The desire of others But God has a plan To set you free

Do Not Give Way On Your Desire

You can never be happy with what you have; on– ly with what you lack

The Unbearable Truth

It always comes down to what is most important to you and what is most important to you is not knowing what is most import…

Forever and a Bay Window

I’ll go those who want to live on forever in their apartment… one better– I’ll never even leave

I’m Starting With the Man in the Funhouse Mirror

I’ve long since stopped working on myself but I work overtime on my curated self

When Peace Is Short for Rest in Peace

When you come in peace I fall to pieces And then collect myself For the gathering storm

The Roadrunner Doesn’t Run Because He’s Mortal; He’s Immortal Because He Runs

If Wile E. Coyote ever caught the Roadrunner he’d suddenly lose interest

Apart From God or a Part of God

If you’ve been put in an impossibl… Consider the possibility that you Have been asked to do the impossib… And that a good leader Would never ask you to do

This World Is Too Much; In the World to Come There Will Be Too Much to Do to Even Notice

When I stand before this world I’m afraid to say What I have to ask you About my desire: “Is that too much to ask?”

The Unofficial Results of the Unwritten Rules

In countries with official state-r… Everyone pretends to pay attention So that they can go back to being… In countries with unacknowledged s… Everyone pays attention