Patti Masterman Poems

The world is quick and unforgiving,
The seas are rough with many lost;
I've tried my best to keep on living-
But I know I'll be a ghost, someday.
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The truth will set you free
But first, will cuff you to the past,
Bring back those painful memories
Don't fear; this pain won't last.
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Wood draws in the shallows,
Time warps in the fault.
Words fail when they're fallow;
Clocks fail, then they halt.
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Everything living in this world is a god-
For we took our living bodies
From the pure intelligence of creation;
Even animals- even insects- even us.
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She had wet looking eyes went straight to your heart
And greasy locks and a throat that talked
It's own secret language
To open collars and unbuttoned blouses
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Don't look up; heaven might wither
Under the heavy weight of your stare,
Don't look down; hell is a given-
Might see people you know, down there.
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Where all our words intersect-
There is a moon enlightening shadows,
And abstraction as reality's underpinnings,
Where we walk covered in gladness.
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There's an electric Jesus on the Boulevard;
Pale robes, with light-blushed neon cheeks,
Arms outstretched- can you help him please?
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It's good dreams end-
Back to the grindstone,
Back to the din,
Back to the start-
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I think I remember how to die:
Hold onto that breath, just a few beats longer,
Relax the palms; let the tensions leave
Now find that string of thought behind
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