tTt
The familiar lies the distortion
of perception
that which is present comfort
constructed evil, idealized truth
a knowing rooted in affected proximity
entwined, interwoven until the whole becomes the I
discoloring the world
in knowing a knowing
a shrewd suspect cognizant
of perception misunderstanding
observation permitting
The familiar lies.
Biography of a Known Knot
Taciturn nakedness musters the man
Docile mandated chains forsaken
Splits the macabre and the mortal
Forcing the vile directive pure
to the dis-interested inquisitor
That illumines extinquished passion
with abandoned corrupted purchase
That signifies the defective ideal
Gathering accumulated sincerity
And dispelling the phantom trace
Of embellishing nudity masters the man.
Both of the above poems were featured in the 2007 Edition of the Stolen Island Review.
