Three Brothers We

aDarkerMind

three brothers we;

now Leopards spots hang happy as a nail;

the barking trees dance sundown to a crawl;

 

as peasants to the Porcupine 

the thin man sucks the colours from the dead.

fortune or faith? bullhorn or water-bed?

no final wish for the heart that turned his eye.

his final breath came silent as a snake;

 

what now we do,

we strangers in our perfect pose of sorrow?

we have walked more miles than the roots left unattended.

hungry men no older than the sleeping violin;

too proud to beg a solitary tear;

 

how many mothers came and stared us down?

face down to grave we dared plead providence

searching for the birth-marks on the flowers as they wilt.

in Thanatos disguise 

we dared to wish them dead as apricot;

 

but how dead are we?

     as dead as circus-hands on the black swans neck!

          less honest than the working day is long;

               three brothers we,

                    face down to grave still pleading providence;

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  • Author: Melvin James (Pseudonym) (Offline Offline)
  • Published: September 7th, 2023 14:51
  • Category: Forgiveness
  • Views: 3
  • Users favorite of this poem: Teddy.15, L. B. Mek
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  • Teddy.15

    what now we do,

    we strangers in our perfect pose of sorrow?

    we have walked more miles than the roots left unattended.

    hungry men no older than the sleeping violin;

    too proud to beg a solitary tear

    You could have written this for me dear Melvin. Pain and sorrow loss yet such an amazing amount of dignity. Kudos. 💖

    • aDarkerMind

      most kind, as always Teddy.

    • L. B. Mek

      beautiful!
      (I always wished for brothers
      so this hits home for me
      I connect to it pleading tone
      worded, with a defiant ink)
      thank you! dear Poet

      • aDarkerMind

        thank you my friend.



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