Without any truth to cement lies in place
a little glue in the corners maybe some masking tape
they e x p a n d at such an alarming rate
sides shooting horizontally
unable to sufficiently elevate
the connections in the center begin to stretch
all the way across and down bowing
sagging fraying along each strand
before fully turning to dust
in a moment they disintegrate
a web of deception is like any delicate structure
it needs anchoring points
or any passing drizzle could destabilize and
ravage it no matter its beauty or its size
libels can’t be built upon aspersions and fibs
they require the thick mortar of veracity
to stand long in the wind
K.B.Silver
Mantis is the Journal published by Stanford University. Issue 23 contains this poem in its original format. Few journals want experimental poetry, so I was thrilled to have this accepted. You can purchase this journal from Amazon using this link. It’s an affiliate marketing link that will toss a few cents my way as well.
Mantis is one of the few journals that were looking for experimental poetry, so it was exciting to get something like this published; they so rarely are.
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K.B. Silver
K.B. Silver has poems published in magazine Wishbone Words, and lit journals: Sheepshead Review, New Note Poetry, Twisted Vine, Avant Appa[achia, Plants and Poetry, recordings in Stanza Cannon, and pieces in Wingless Dreamer anthologies.
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Day 4 of Quitting
If this is how sobriety feels, maybe it’s better to go through life a little buzzed… this, along with other hits like, I want to kill myself, I wish I was dead, and I’m going to throw myself off a bridge have been the only thoughts on rotation these past few days. I promise myself that if, in a month, I still feel like this (‘this’ meaning despondent, full of rage, and simultaneously numb) I can go back to smoking. Until mid-February though? Nicotine is off the table.
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"libels can’t be built upon aspersions and fibs they require the thick mortar of veracity" That is sooo true! Congratulations on having this published on Mantis! 🎉💖🎊🎉💖🎊 I loved your poem and the format of it!