Unto the Breach
Social Commentary, introspective, stream of consciousness poem.
frustration seeps in,
/sexydirtysuperstardom/
when the mind wanders to parallel dreams, unfulfilled lives
I - I could be the one you hum with
/drugsdrawyouinwards/
as you work, or rush to share on your feeds
fame is insanity, as close to infamy
/rockbottomneverfar/
as it is distracting and all in between
but recognition, held in regard,
/rolloutthebloodcarpet/
vaunted about and generally seen as good
in your chosen field, must feel
/celebritydisintigraty/
like a warm blanket on a cold blue day
to some greater or lesser extent,
/cultleadertruthreaper/
we act, masked, even when we try not to
we push forward the faux reality,
/quowreckersoulseller/
perceived visage of our internality
stand statuesque singled out as yet
dripping our life force for the
\achievementdevolution\
another cog in the never dying machine
"Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more"*
*
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Author's Notes: Yeah...some of my usual stomping ground with this one. Price of fame. But thought I'd juxtapose it all with the line from one of the famous speeches from Henry V by Shakespeare.
Full speech here -
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Comments (9)
I liked the blood carpet bit too! Plus the masked part. Well done!!
This is outstanding! I was very impressed with all of it but especially “/drugsdrawyouinwards/ as you work, or rush to share on your feeds fame is insanity, as close to infamy”. And always your clever use of formatting made this an engaging puzzle to add another layer of depth
Loved this Paul!! Really makes one think about who they're writing for... themselves? For the gratification of others.... 🤔 Ver thought provoking indeed!
Oooo, the blood carpet was my favorite hehehehehehe. I wish I can slither across it! Loved your Paulitical poem! 🍩🥐
A poem that puts various ideas and emotions into perspective.
Such a profound message lies within your scheme of poetic words. They say you write best of things about which you know firsthand. It must be true.
Paul, your insightful poetry never fails to leave me in deep contemplation, and this beauty is no exception. As always, well done, my friend! I especially love this: "fame is insanity, as close to infamy . . . /rockbottomneverfar/"
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/dogsofwaraside/ I really like this one!