Blood, Skin, Bones And Other Human Weaknesses

By manunkind

Humming bird blood
Is thin
And humming bird
Hearts beat
Like slight African war drums
Their wings pound as quickly
As rounds and rounds
Of gun
Shots

Elephant skin
Is thick
And elephant bones
Support
Heavy hides
The elephant moves
Slowly, plowing
The grass
And brush
Like a tank.
Tusks,
Sharp as obsidian
arrow heads

The Jaguar frame
Is sleek
And golden
Cold as ice
Like bullets
Jaguar paws are
Huge and silky
Great boxing gloves
With claws
keen as knives

dolphin tails
are gray
dolphins are touched with
swiftness
agile
harpoons; witty
toothy

human eyelids
are translucent
pale shadowed things
that flutter
with the indiscretion
of foreigners

human arms
are long and brittle
bent at the elbow
like a fragile hinged
child's toy

human feet
are paddle like
and stealth-less
flat as boards
and loud as the
slap of lapping water

the human mind
is boundless
electricity
shocks
infinite thoughts
epiphanies of heaven
star and moon and mountain

in the vast realm
of abstraction
and potential
the human mind
is bent upon
the silence of death
and melancholic violence

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Published on Thursday, March 1, 2007. Filed under: "Poetry"

Comments on "Blood, Skin, Bones And Other Human Weaknesses"

On Friday, January 18, 2019, out there (188) wrote:

This poem is timeless. Itâ€™s brilliantly concise, powerful and poignant now as ever. I wanted to read a poem about this topic and came back to one I remembered from many years ago. I have a memory like an elephant for things of little practical value. And my feet are very human.
A former member wrote: the human mind is bent upon the silence of death and melancholic violence oh so very true... made me tingle... great job!! GB
On Tuesday, June 19, 2007, Bella Butchery (724) wrote:

cant beleive i missed this.... pure deadly poetry.
On Friday, March 2, 2007, soul dancer (96) wrote:

I am nearly speechless about this piece. No words I have could do it justice. Makes me want to be an animal instead of a human. Well done.
A former member wrote: This is wonderful -so poignant and true -I think of the irony of man mythologizing the wolf as a demonic figure -as if the wolf had brought man to the brink of extinction. Unbelievable write -thank you for sharing
On Friday, March 2, 2007, nur hidayah (116) wrote:

What astute observations. The first line caught me. Who would have related a hummingbird to bullets? I'm amazed at how you weaved images of serenity and innocence with images of war and destruction. I absolutely love this piece! *FAVE
A former member wrote: Holy shit what an awesome write.
On Thursday, March 1, 2007, zanewill (84) wrote:

exquisite metaphorical, surrealistical, heavimofukinshizit>>BAM! this is conflict entwined with redemption & then right back to the reality again>> In UR Face! great write>
A former member wrote: Intensily imaginative. I agree with it being odd. It reminds me of a trip through the gold mines.
On Thursday, March 1, 2007, The Shattered Heart (32) wrote:

Wow, that's brilliant. Odd and totally good. Great write.