the outer edge
tinged with echos
of the past
empty out the silence
& raise a glass
ready my fortune
even out the divine
call on mantras
bat bashful eyes
embrace the mundane
& toast whats left
reverberate in stasis
form new ideations
life subsides
peace in my own
creation
dive into the night
platforming the here after
rules under star glow
there is a house
that haunts
full of death nails
& misbegotten wants
similar to the heart
that taunts
shrieking insanity
until buried gaunt
a forever flail
that flaunts
disposition to suspend
the dying costs
a last sass
that jaunts
down an avenue
of deeper loss
amongst the tired
hum drums
& wasted
shadow views
the unsettled sits
awake in blue
no sleep to stir
just the gentle murmur
of written words
a smoke wrapped
mind left waiting
in the world’s
longest queue
in plain speak
I beg the dark
may this dream find you
a blush of haste
leaning in
from the kiss before
an acquired taste
on the face
of “what was that for?”
lips lovingly laced
intertwining mouths
form a safe harbor
danger abates
sensuous sapphires
blink half open
the beating heart
a shimmering swoon
that hope elopes in
turn the light low
sacred swears to know
wayward push
down
search out
call to count
things get flayed
on the edge
of a sharpened blade
loss astounds
the shattering sound
of present reality
frailty on display
complete delay
no answers advance
matters of nightly
circumstance
it so happens
that I must take a stance
I shied away
but I missed my chance
shrugged my shoulders
but still called over
I should have left
Walk out now?
or act crazy?
cluck out some words?
bust out a dance?
let em know
there’s no chance
I cannot b picked
this feels so happenstance
A retired mixtape coming out for one last unwind. Finally made a playlist for what may be one of my oldest remaining music relics. My older brother’s friend Drew made it circa 1991. Prized possession from a music elder.
Electric Opera
Playlist by Drew
