Deception

By Withering petals


Significantly predictable atmospheres
Unknown bleeding ears
In a silence that protrudes our ultimate fears

Hunting men
Sheep
Deer
Like the upright cattle of Zaire

I am your King Lear

I hunt without Fear
In a land drenched with red tears
That flow from a gorgeous Mary
Hallowed in Golden Canary

I am your visionary
Your military mastermind
Your Benevolent Divine
I am Manifest
I am crime
I am the idle passing of time

I am your signature on a thin red line
Drawn by a child who will never see her prime

I am invincible,
I am a lie.

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© 2008 downstream
Published on Sunday, June 8, 2008.     Filed under: "Non-Fiction" and "Poetry"
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  • skully On Monday, July 28, 2008, skully (42)By person wrote:

    Nice atmosphere. Feels like I'm on Mars

  • A former member wrote: intense, and beautiful, great work

  • DIATRICUS On Friday, June 20, 2008, DIATRICUS (64)By person wrote:

    Using names as archetypal metaphors! Brilliant!

  • RubyXero On Sunday, June 8, 2008, RubyXero (481)By person wrote:

    wow. nice way of introducing. well written definitely. welcome to dp. :)

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