IRREPARABLE STAIN OF INK

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AMERICAN ZEN KOANS

 

Tempted

to not

even bother

with this

fucked up

piece

of paper

in a spiral

that should

be new and fresh

 

Now the whiteness

of the page

is splotched

with the irreparable

stain of ink

as I scratch out

a few pages

 

and yet

no poem

has risen

in its ashes

to occupy

the page

 

That is

truly

a living tragedy

we must

all bear

upon our shoulders

 

 

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patriciajj's picture

In this highly meaningful

In this highly meaningful poem you speak for all of us. What a relatable metaphor: the demoralizing "stain of ink", the "living tragedy" that seems to block the entry of hope and inspiration.

 

But what is unsaid still glistens through. You were tempted to give up, but didn't, and the implication is that positive change can happen if we all, as a whole, bear the burden. Brilliant commentary. 

georgeschaefer's picture

thank you.  Always looking

thank you.  Always looking for ways to turn darkness into light.

allets's picture

Chuckle Chuckle

I lean left when I write

there is no better angle

underneath lava flow

signifying change

in a world motivated

by fear.

.

No page remains empty

for long. The end cometh

and like Cassandra, I speak

to those who can never

hear me. The gods of greed

will not share. We sing

anyway.

.

Lady A

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georgeschaefer's picture

Cassandra Wilson is a great

Cassandra Wilson is a great singer