Scales of Obstruction

Scales of Obstruction

I forgive the death of those we bury

curses are the shovel, cruel and twisting

behind the walls of swollen words

like investments, handmade and worthless

a wicked black downfall

taking control of our central trees

Threatening our way of life

hands of the owner

messages deceive

when written from beneath

I hesitate before I breathe

Loneliness, the whiskey of defeat

tears from the ashes of tyranny

the lawless violently aiming

with crooked souls

Condemn the scales of obstruction

and tell the stitches to project

We can criticize leverage

of autographs and crevices

while surveys search the random wire

creating sparks

Threatening our way of life

hands of the owner

messages deceive

when written from beneath

I hesitate before I breathe

and the lawless violently aiming

with crooked souls

JP

2013

"Our greatest weakness lies in giving up.  The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time" - Thomas Edison