Wednesday, February 28, 2018

Poem: Temporary Tom, Keeper of the Castle (Bizarre! The Day Has Died.)


This is a poem I wrote probably about 5 years ago by using a random sentence generator and piecing together the words and phrases that caught my attention. It is nonsense. Enjoy.

Temporary Tom, Keeper of the Castle (Bizarre! The Day Has Died.)


He pulls withering witches about,
sending glittering monsters over the sea. 
He is luminous, strangely damp near the flowers.
He carries colorful purpose among the trees,
and his dreams
lose their way,
wondering why.

A misty-eyed child
stitches an unreliable map
to the edge of the world,
leading the refugee on a journey
to unlearn his past
where he knew no one.

I am peaceful on the dreamscape,
I am red below the sea.
We are glowing,
heavy brains behind the mist,
blinking aimlessly
beside our neighbor,
memorizing road signs,
and following the splintered root. 

Dynamic and yellow, rabid
about the spirits.
Penniless passenger,
murky beneath the bullshit,
peaceful rabbits before the fire,
where the light comes from,
spreading its rebel song
up the tower walls
with its ceaseless tune.

Second-hand vapors,
balanced in the rain,
staining the wind
with the regrets
of such a man
leaving his home 
before help could come.

A stranger
chases his dream
while the crowd whispers.

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