Tricks of Speech
Existential considerations of the wordy type
Cold is not the opposite of heat.
Itβs the icy absence we call freezing.
βοΈπ₯βοΈπ₯βοΈπ₯βοΈπ₯βοΈπ₯βοΈπ₯
War doesnβt restore the land to peace.
Itβs on its own path, causing death and disaster.
βοΈποΈβοΈποΈβοΈποΈβοΈποΈβοΈποΈβοΈποΈ
Darkness is not the flip side of light.
It has simply turned down the volume
A lessening creates the night.
πβοΈπβοΈπβοΈπβοΈπβοΈπβοΈ
Arrival, leaving does not necessarily precede.
Some things always have they been
And never, either can they leave.
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Health isnβt a lack of doctor's visits.
Itβs the freedom to eat, drink, and sleep without thinking,
to painlessly rebuild what keeps you going.
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Even the most cowardly is a hero to someone.
While I have stood in the face of danger,
Watching so-called βheroesβ
turn their backs on me and run.
β οΈπ§π»α―ππ»ββοΈββ‘οΈβ οΈπ§π»α―ππ»ββοΈββ‘οΈβ οΈπ§π»α―ππ»ββοΈββ‘οΈ
Grief is not Joyβs brother
He is a vicious and jealous lover,
hell bent, you will be had by no other
π§Ώππ§Ώππ§Ώππ§Ώππ§Ώππ§Ώπ
So you've seen a hungry man eat,
Did he sate himself, or take a few bites
And save the rest to feed his offspring?
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Teach the foolish all the lies that you want.
The wise still riot in the streets
for their share of food and books.
ππ―οΈπππ―οΈπππ―οΈπππ―οΈπ
Having an infinite supply creates
not an ounce of demand.
Some things not even the
richest can call up off-hand.
πͺποΈπ€β¨πͺποΈπ€β¨πͺποΈπ€β¨
Every loss is not followed
by a sudden, inexplicable gain.
Sometimes itβs loss after loss
leading to a painful zero-sum end game.
K.B. Silver
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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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So many truths layered in such quiet, careful words. Thank you for putting it into the world.
I saw the title and subtitle and knew I was going to love this. Some sage and quite worldturnedupside wisdom in this piece, KB! Love your inversion on commonly held viewpoints and beliefs. masterfully written!
I am only four lines in and I am already shooketh. I don't know how sensible a person could be, if they see war as anything else but a 'path causing death and disaster' 'a lessening creates the light' there's a lot of meaning in this line. Light is never absent. 'and never either can they leave' deep and tied up in mystery, yet the meaning dawned on me. My favourite part was when you went into it about the lack of doctors visit. We really are painlessly rebuilding what keeps us going. Hence eating whatever, whenever. Riot in the streets ~ their share of food and books π€― 'Loss after loss.' A well needed sobering. This piece is not just a wake up call, it is somewhat of anthem. Nicely done, K.B. ππΎππΎβ€οΈ