{"id":1940,"date":"2018-09-19T07:35:55","date_gmt":"2018-09-19T11:35:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/poeticexorcisms.com\/?p=1940"},"modified":"2018-09-19T07:35:55","modified_gmt":"2018-09-19T11:35:55","slug":"ive-never-been-imprisoned-by-a-suit-and-tie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/poeticexorcisms.com\/index.php\/2018\/09\/19\/ive-never-been-imprisoned-by-a-suit-and-tie\/","title":{"rendered":"i\u2019ve never been imprisoned by a suit and tie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>too late once again<br \/>\nburned out by<br \/>\npointless careers, broken women<br \/>\nand the consistency of the self<br \/>\nthe night moves too slow<br \/>\nand the morning too fast<\/p>\n<p>sunset\u2019s final voodoo<br \/>\nstrayed from a fragile fiction<br \/>\nas we sit in cars or bars<br \/>\nstubborn and frugal<br \/>\nwaiting for a flash<br \/>\nof coded compassion<\/p>\n<p>machine-gunned by love<br \/>\nwhen suffering is shallow<br \/>\neverything gets stained<br \/>\nteeth, shirts, keyboards,<br \/>\nand finally souls<\/p>\n<p>loud and simple<br \/>\nwe are born into a world<br \/>\nwith too little<br \/>\nonly to acquire too much<br \/>\nand<br \/>\nliving is different among the flowers<br \/>\nvoices, no understanding<br \/>\nand separate from the crowd<br \/>\nas inanimate people dump words<br \/>\nlike spoiled fruit<\/p>\n<p>sitting empty<br \/>\nwith a scratch pad<br \/>\nbackwards and repetitious<br \/>\nsentences escape me<br \/>\nand this addiction is one of<br \/>\ndesperate recognition<\/p>\n<p>nothing left to say<br \/>\nthis mad circus has<br \/>\nconsumed and depleted me<br \/>\na new end is calling<br \/>\nwhat will happen when the world<br \/>\nhas finally gone quiet<\/p>\n<p>no solution to the problem of<br \/>\nhow to proceed<br \/>\nliving paycheck to paycheck<br \/>\nunder the obligation of restitution<br \/>\nwith days spent toiling,<br \/>\noiling the wheels of a cursed machine<br \/>\nit\u2019s an empty application<br \/>\nand a joke of the american dream<\/p>\n<p>age, rage,<br \/>\na disembodied sage<br \/>\nthere\u2019s no way out<br \/>\nand only a slim chance of<br \/>\ngetting back in the game<br \/>\nwe recognize failure but never gamble<br \/>\nafraid to give up or give in<br \/>\nrelease is a trap all it\u2019s own<\/p>\n<p>morning never arrives<br \/>\nas the night persists<br \/>\npenetrating the working day<br \/>\nand listening to the blues<br \/>\nwas our only solace<\/p>\n<p>where is my book<br \/>\ni need to escape<br \/>\nwhere is my life<br \/>\ni need to reshape<\/p>\n<p>the message was oblique<br \/>\nviewed through a dream<br \/>\non transparent screen<br \/>\na warning incomplete<br \/>\nchoose wisely she said<\/p>\n<p>floating along<br \/>\nwith a gentle vibration<br \/>\nin my hands and in my head<br \/>\nshaking me as i sit at this machine<br \/>\nand compose nothing of significance<br \/>\nthe cords and cats are tangled<br \/>\nupon my desk<br \/>\nas i navigate memories<br \/>\nin search of warm coffee<br \/>\nthis disorganization has a design though<br \/>\na scattered purpose<br \/>\nand it seems<br \/>\nlife is viewed as stream<br \/>\nof never ending memes<\/p>\n<p>the dead are not really dead<br \/>\nthey are just<br \/>\ndesperate, distant<br \/>\nwaiting to haunt and hunt<br \/>\nthe waking world<br \/>\nonce more<\/p>\n<p>may the gods grant us passion<br \/>\ngreater than this<br \/>\npersistent poison<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/poeticexorcisms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/295-i\u2019ve-never-been-imprisoned-by-a-suit-and-tie-copy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1943\" src=\"https:\/\/poeticexorcisms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/295-i\u2019ve-never-been-imprisoned-by-a-suit-and-tie-copy-300x206.jpg\" alt=\"295-ive-never-been-imprisoned-by-a-suit-and-tie-copy\" width=\"300\" height=\"206\" 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