Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Chambers


Habit forming pain killers 
King's oath taken by mouth 
Forgetting love 
Becoming free
An intercession into divinity 
Royal servants evolve mankind 
From enamel dust to golden ashes 
Over gardens and on 
The backs that carry lashes
Face to face 
Soul, too 
So full, 
I wish for half a heart 
Not this loyal chamber of shit 
Heir to the throne 
Disfigured 
Compared to 
Ancient busts 
Of the messiahs 
Of the temple 
Let peace be 
With the maker
Devour the blood 
Of the killer



©2012 Anthony Desmond Scott. All Rights Reserved.

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24 comments:

Brian Miller said...

I wish for half a heart
Not this loyal chamber of shit

ouch...

thumping man, got the beat, and nice concrete form as well...also like...

Forgetting love
Becoming free
An intercession into divinity

Maude Lynn said...

"Face to face
Soul, too
So full"

That is wicked cool.

Joseph Hesch said...

Bringing some rhyme to the dance tonight, I see. I felt a beat here, as well as a beating. I can't say you're getting angrier out here, but you're definitely bringing serious verbal firepower. Peace, young friend. ~ j

ayala said...

I wish for half a heart
Not this loyal chamber of shit

Intriguing write.

Claudia said...

wishing for half a heart
Not this loyal chamber of shit ...sums it up for me...tight images as always anthony

Beachanny said...

A psychological deconstruction of the ethic of responsibility and loyalty and its intrinsic conflict with freedom. Both must balance to achieve a destiny and the missing ingredient is harmony. Well written my friend!

mrs mediocrity said...

those last four lines tore right through my heart...

Buddah Moskowitz said...

"Heir to the throne
Disfigured
Compared to
Ancient busts
Of the messiahs
Of the temple
Let peace be
With the maker
Devour the blood
Of the killer"

A strong, imaginative write. Great job.

Anonymous said...

Oo intense, yes chamber of shit, been there, and we should produce rocking fucking tshirts you and I. Why aren't you published boy, get your arse in gear before I set Colin firth on you!

Frank Watson said...

Intense, cool, I like it.

Susie Clevenger said...

I really like the opening lines...Painkillers King's oath...we all have had our chamber of shit...I bow to your talent.

Mark Windham said...

'backs that carry lashes' is powerful.

the last four lines rocked me.

LilGypsyLaLa said...

Quite deep and I loved it...fluently written

Shadiatique said...

Marvelous and fine words. I must say, you took me very deep.

Thanks for sharing

S.

Unknown said...

The power in your words always grips me tight when I read here.

"Royal servants evolve mankind
From enamel dust to golden ashes
Over gardens and on
The backs that carry lashes
Face to face
Soul, too
So full,"

Wow.

Arron Shilling said...

Not this loyal chamber of shit - OH NO! - buried treasure...
and those pain killers man - purple pills makes me ills...

sick!
:D

emmett wheatfall said...

Pretty cool the way your poem looks like a cross. A great idea given the poems content. Very creative, Anthony.

Scarlet said...

I like those two lines outside the form of your words ~ Intense writing ~

poemblaze said...

Many wonderful ringing sounds from this poem:

Over gardens and on
The backs that carry lashes

It speaks to me of the struggle between the beauty of the moment and a painful history.

Tashtoo said...

All we're missing is a crown of thorns, my poet messiah! Anthony...your words always just vibrate with the energy of your pen...seriously, how old is your soul! So much wisdom coupled with fearless writing equals a win every freaking time...

Anonymous said...

Like a chemical burn, soon I'll have to bring a first aid kit along for reads :).

Anonymous said...

Loving the reference to painkillers as something 'regal', ruling mankind.....maybe something about drugs being god ....especially with the cross reference n your form (which I loved) ...intense....strong....loved

Chris said...

Whew! Powerful stuff here. "backs that carry lashes" "half a hear" "disfigured" - so much pain here, anger. Raw.

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