California: Cosmic Inverted Body



i see the Passion in the eyes of one
adrift; I feel patience, hear fusion,
as one soul devastates the atmosphere.
so much power. Does it hurt? so wild we
die, left to rot, left to refute Sadducees.
so viral, so electric, such palatial
thighs. so Versace, so clear, fretted by
reality, much pain, in a name, to make
its fire. Has time aborted itself?
the fame in its force, to have a reason
worthy of adherence, mistakenly
unmistaken; to eat a phantom, in
one brief second, sweet brevity, assuming
what we see, presuming what we learn,
into a split second to sit by watching.
back upon the grid. his life an episode.
not many just give a spouse away.
out of Chicago—most can’t understand,
as permitting fate to take its course,
when a person is set on an action.
roaming NYC streets, visiting Bard
College, witnessing powerful women.
streaming inside, slow motion inside, i
see the Passion in the eyes of one
adrift. I sense the loyalty of dreams
the powerhouse soul, the beauty in
its threshing, at some tower, falling
into ascension. by the struggling
force, at a soul’s lecture, confused to
have existence, with deep troubles, as
complex excellence—watching the
apparatus churn. if it can’t be changed,
one will notice steel, the phantom
watching, the spirits running amuck.
much interior yearning, or so ethical,
it gets complicated; the feral fire—
into instrumental, the mystery lungs,
fevered as souls, frantic as powers, to
live with vacancies, vibrations, valiant
spirits; the penalty for loving sight
unseen, so enthralled by converse, so
consumed by a promise, if it hurts.       
Font size:
Collection  PDF     
 

Submitted by on March 25, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

1:28 min read
5

Quick analysis:

Scheme AABCDEFGHACIJKJLMNDAOAFADIJJPDQRSTEUDPVWDD
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 1,622
Words 296
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 42

Discuss the poem California: Cosmic Inverted Body with the community...

0 Comments

    Translation

    Find a translation for this poem in other languages:

    Select another language:

    • - Select -
    • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
    • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
    • Español (Spanish)
    • Esperanto (Esperanto)
    • 日本語 (Japanese)
    • Português (Portuguese)
    • Deutsch (German)
    • العربية (Arabic)
    • Français (French)
    • Русский (Russian)
    • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
    • 한국어 (Korean)
    • עברית (Hebrew)
    • Gaeilge (Irish)
    • Українська (Ukrainian)
    • اردو (Urdu)
    • Magyar (Hungarian)
    • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
    • Indonesia (Indonesian)
    • Italiano (Italian)
    • தமிழ் (Tamil)
    • Türkçe (Turkish)
    • తెలుగు (Telugu)
    • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
    • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
    • Čeština (Czech)
    • Polski (Polish)
    • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
    • Românește (Romanian)
    • Nederlands (Dutch)
    • Ελληνικά (Greek)
    • Latinum (Latin)
    • Svenska (Swedish)
    • Dansk (Danish)
    • Suomi (Finnish)
    • فارسی (Persian)
    • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
    • հայերեն (Armenian)
    • Norsk (Norwegian)
    • English (English)

    Citation

    Use the citation below to add this poem to your bibliography:

    Style:MLAChicagoAPA

    "California: Cosmic Inverted Body" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 18 Apr. 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem/123144/california:-cosmic-inverted-body>.

    Become a member!

    Join our community of poets and poetry lovers to share your work and offer feedback and encouragement to writers all over the world!

    April 2024

    Poetry Contest

    Join our monthly contest for an opportunity to win cash prizes and attain global acclaim for your talent.
    12
    days
    8
    hours
    46
    minutes

    Special Program

    Earn Rewards!

    Unlock exciting rewards such as a free mug and free contest pass by commenting on fellow members' poems today!

    Browse Poetry.com

    Quiz

    Are you a poetry master?

    »
    "My candle burns at both ends; It will not last the night."
    A Sylvia Plath
    B Lord Byron
    C Edna St. Vincent Millay
    D Wilfred Owen