Mark. A Heathcote

The workings of a clock
It can be as mechanical as a stopped heart.
A wingless entity
Naked and caged propelled to flower.
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Crush the victims.
The homeless, the dispossessed
Jail the peacemakers, the protesters.
Praying that the starving see another loaf of bread.
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Let us find peace in death.
Live life as if it's got one day left.
The sun has always remained a pacifist.
As does the long shadow remain a warmonger.
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God comes howling. Children, what's going on?
I haven't rested since I hung the golden sun.

God comes howling; children, what's going on?
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The cup of water
Has a mouth for stars
In the shadow
Where a black hole
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Your fears and failures are just stepping stones
over not-so tranquil waters.
These are the places where you have frozen,
fearing your every next shaky step.
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I am attracted to the water that calls me
To either sink or swim,
I am attracted to echoes in the darkness
That whisper there's yet more personable beauty within
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There it is. Kids,
a white blanket with spots of blood
Crisp as salt on the blade of a stainless-steel knife.
In its purity, fresh as a daisy,
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Please leave nothing but echoes of love.
When everything is gone, turned to dust
This world will remember you, your shadow.
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When time is stilled and stoppered in your heart
An echo heard that might not mean that much
Shall a song to remember be imparted?
It'll ring in your heart of silence a touch.
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So, I guess after all our stars weren't aligned.
I'll wake up and forget the lack of mourners.
And remember when you once were mine?
I shall wake up and stroke the bed corners.
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We fight against the end like a derailed train.
Leaping off the track constantly, trying to jump back.
Wheels squealing, backward spinning
Jettison ever forwards, trying to stay on track
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I am the fall, the colour of God's love.
I am Lava. I am Rosso Corsa.
I am Magenta. I am Fuchsia.
I am Rosewood, disintegrating rust.
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I'll be water - I'll be shade.
I'll be a storm cloud, an ever-spinning weather vane.
I'll be a Mediterranean Picasso blue.
And Van Gogh's favourite colour, yellow.
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Explore the colours of life.
Before the curtains close
And all shades are equally exposed.
Dance and sightsee a diamond sky.
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Depending on the artist's medium, his pigments
Ambitious colours take centre stage on the page
Take Gauguin, for instance, who would use bright, flat colours
With simple outlines, vibrant, sunset-richness
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Some say her complexion is as white as marble.
Others say that her skin is jet-black
Some say it's red—no, wait, it's yellow.
Some say her skin is a rich, earthly brown.
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His inconspicuous manner was a smokescreen.
That meant his crimes went undetected for years
He exploited the susceptible, the vulnerable.
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You have a gaze that hears music.
No one else understands
An intensity of thought that no one else feels
A brush of your angelic hand on mine
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Then, as now, I will always love you
Then, as now, I will always honour and obey you
Then, as now, the stars will always shine
And also, our hearts will align
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