06-28-2022, 07:14 AM
Hello rowens-
I have subtracted all but the lines that struck me:
Hold a feeling right there,
long enough to become a thought;
for certain centuries, a trick
was played to ascertain comfort
Minds strong in their collective
weakness sharp as hangnails
perspectives holy as x-rays
the very word 'hurt' demands respect
and pain.
The demand is innocence armed,
an enlightened form of righteousness.
As I write this a hawk is hovering on a thermal, over the field behind my house. I view that hawk the way I view certain lines within your poems- sometimes I'm more interested in the things that stand out than I am in their surroundings.
I have subtracted all but the lines that struck me:
Hold a feeling right there,
long enough to become a thought;
for certain centuries, a trick
was played to ascertain comfort
Minds strong in their collective
weakness sharp as hangnails
perspectives holy as x-rays
the very word 'hurt' demands respect
and pain.
The demand is innocence armed,
an enlightened form of righteousness.
As I write this a hawk is hovering on a thermal, over the field behind my house. I view that hawk the way I view certain lines within your poems- sometimes I'm more interested in the things that stand out than I am in their surroundings.