by Seah Greenhorn
(poem with copyright)
Two seeds
implanted in verdant soil
teaming with variant life
brimming ecstatic joys
although, surviving
static toils
one seed black
another pearl sprouting ravenous roots
delving deep
for fortitude to ascend
peak
mountainous spaces
paradisiac
honest hearts do seek;
avoiding devilishly confined
contaminated places
of smoky dens
gyrating loins loosed
by booze, pills or needles
heightening lusts
pinning sanity to fleeting winds,
while insanity spins
dangerous to emptiness
within;
or on virtual streets
designed with vices splayed on private screens,
violent and demonic you hear the screams of the victims
innocent or not
young, sexy and hot
with vanity shot by drugs procured in reality.
Pricey spoils;
lives
made famously cheap
ended with the tragic souls
laid in shallow dirt;
sadly,
since the curious cat
reaped the sowed
while the family wailed
nine times
then eventually
silently
still weeps.
Initially,
tightly entwined
these good and bad desires
causing a uniqueness of spirit
individual to all humankind.
Playing on playgrounds with innocence and glee
parental protection overseeing blessed progeny.
Bickering and fights to determine who's best
watered pride
contained in young breast.
Or,
kindness and goodness daily expressed
producing generosity and minimizing the stress
competition instills;
though, supposedly playing in sweet sincerity
'King of the Hill'.
As young vines grow, in time
strong desires begin to show.
Inward questions: just what should I do?
anguish and confusion forcefully push through.
Listen to past guidance carefully shed?
Or go with life's flow:
to anyone's bed?
Needed a brain to continue as tutor
to insight; to inspire.
Or just let nature in course feed greedy desires.
Obtain a teacher valuable for hire
to control the angst and squelch the fire?
Or,
try to acquire
all the world's glitter.
To starship conspire.
Setting goals to advance
stalwart and forward
by use of eyes focused and clear
brain waves danced;
sometimes cautious in fear
as before the warrior.
The ring:
to be viewed on a brilliant international scene?
These fantasies
persistent and dominant
now.
Or hold out
for the vivid dream of a land void of war
and its spoil?
With water cascading
enriching and pure.
Not left
festering
like squirming maggots
on cancerous boils.
These are daily battles,
decisions to make
until the time comes
when you win or lose
based upon the course
you chose
to take.
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