Tradition

[nibbed]

Hi Four-eyed Cat

I like your poem and the title is very cool, too.
It is encouraging me and has made me curious
to look into pastoral literature.


I

We’ve killed tradition;
sliced open its throat
Made murder a virtue
And dignity a sin
Made colors turn blind
music deaf
literature mute
and the canvas blank
My heart lost rhythm
And my speech lost rhyme                   -interesting as this poem proves this
My thoughts have derailed                    -and disproves this
And my senses had dulled
for my ears refuse to hear                    -but you made the admission
That we murdered tradition                   first line, though I understand the imperative

II
 
There lays a body
A stiffened corpse
With lifeless eyes
Akin to that of a fish
Marked like cattle                                    -branded
A card sticking out                                  -card? please elaborate
Under his left lobe                                   -brain or ear
Labeled “Tradition”
And “Long overdue”                               -like a book that has been checked out too long


super orderly poem
interesting, too


have a wonderful evening four eyed cat
janine