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Moment

By Cliff Lake Cliff Lake November 18, 2024

Moment Doubt blankets: The cocoon of disbelief Does not comfort, But it numbs… Yes, it numbs. Pockets of the yet determined band, Hollow-eyed, But resolute, What burns within these stalwart? Betrayal. Yes, betrayal. Betrayed by neighbors, By co-workers, By friends, By relations. Betrayed by their stubbornness, By their cling to old habit, To worn ideal, Too stubborn to grow beyond routine, Beyond decrepit bias. See the hopping oligarch! He has played an ancient fiddle, The masses danced to that hoary tune, And the Republic burns. See the far puppet master! His strings pervade the woven web and Electronic engagements Allow orgiastic entropy entry. See the bombastic blowhard! See the buffoon bow to every master’s behest. No corporate captain, But captive, he. A sodden sponge attempting to remain afloat, Riddled with soils collected, And always unwashed, Always unwashed. See the befuddled m

Payout

By Cliff Lake Cliff Lake November 15, 2024

Payout I make my obeisance In the Church of the Felonious Infidelity, That I may be accorded some crumbs, And pocket change. Give unto me thy crypto scheme, That I may sip the electronic essence, And writhe in ecstatic agony, With the release of the Quarterly Report. O what exquisite torment! May my earnings abound! May coal-fired energies be expended! May the air clog with my gainful returns! O Mammon! I call to thee! Mayest thou bless me with untaxable lucre! Give unto me proceeds oily! That I may buy an apartment where the air is cleaner. Thus do I prostrate myself before the corporate altar, A willing acolyte to soiled reward, If it mean An invitation into the occasional limousine. Wouldst that thou would remove What remains of my conscience, That I might revel in prideful payoff, And think myself a better class of person. Therefore grant unto me a greater net profit Than the guy next door, That I m

A List Pondered

By Cliff Lake Cliff Lake November 14, 2024

A List Pondered The “It’s too late now.” The “What have we done?” The “Are you kidding me?” The “I didn’t think he would…” The insufferable pronouncements. The continuous lies. The trolling Cabinet picks: The sleight of hand. The “It can’t happen here.” The “He doesn’t mean me.” The “But I have been loyal.” The “How did it come to this?” The all-encompassing greed. The nagging inferiority. The insistent paranoia. The driving brutality. The “How is this going so wrong?” The “Wait, what?” The “How did I not see?” The “What do we do now?” The panting adulation. The faulting emulation. The fawning tyranny. The willing subservience. The uneducated millions. The uneducated minions. The easily led. The easily duped. The missed opportunity. Cliff Lake 11/14/2024 Copyright © Clifford Lake 2024

Lights

By Cliff Lake Cliff Lake November 12, 2024

Lights Here we are again: a crossroads unseen, What went wrong; confusion descends. Too many reasons for what should not have been, Still, we have yet to see how this all ends. Why do you wallow in uncertainty, The future was never yours to portend. Why cling to failed earnesty, There is still the message to send. Take up your burden, our work is not done. Though it may seem your back will no more bend, The hardest task is only begun, And we will gain strength they did not intend. Put aside sorrow, but remember the tears, Support your neighbor, a stalwart friend! We have resolve, they, only fears, And we on each other will always depend. Therefore, no longer fall to despair, And do not in anger your energies expend. Lift up that head, get your shoulders square! We have many to assist, and more to defend. Shoulders to the harness now, there’s a long road ahead, And many bruised sensibilities to tend. And we must now

Lesserwolf

By Cliff Lake Cliff Lake November 11, 2024

Lesserwolf The sun pales. Its thinning ray illumes, But no longer warms. Darkness comes soon: Cold reality. Now do the wolves hunt. Beware thou weak! Thou tired! Beware thou disheartened! For the pack is set loose, And they are among us. Who would choose this dire? Who has forgotten your need? Would-be wolves, Carrion eaters, Willfully seeking scraps, Thinking they will feast From a repast They will never join. No wolves these! No better than junkyard dogs, Nipping and biting each the other. Or laughing hyenas, Waiting for their share of a kill They could not make for themselves. Bottom-feeders all, Hustling dry bones In the gray light They wanted so badly Thinking to feign larger teeth Than they will ever possess. But the sun may thin, Yet it still shines, And we see the jackals, As clearly as we ever have, And know where the wolves may be found. The sun pales, But the darkness is not complete, And we kn

Treebirth

By Cliff Lake Cliff Lake November 08, 2024

Treebirth Some time ago in a golden land, Some came to power by heavy hand, And spoke against lessons long told, As fables made by feeble old. They worshipped gold, they worshipped greed, They hoarded all, created need. They made rulebooks as sacred sign, And called themselves the true divine. They hid new knowledge behind old fear, They moved progress back every year. Until life for most was stark, Until life for most was dark. Then their cities reached up on high, Their towers reached beyond the eye. And fields of green were no longer grown, But roads and lots instead were sown. Then the land was full of towers, Growing in place of lowly flowers. And only some could see the sky, Only those raised up on high. But those below, they made complain, It seemed they would throw off their chain. But those on high said, “Don’t you see? The sky is hid behind the trees.” They cut the trees to see the sky, The sky

20 Million Nothings - An Ode to Irresponsibility

By Cliff Lake Cliff Lake November 06, 2024

20 Million Nothings – An Ode to Irresponsibility The easy decision: Do nothing, Make no choice, Sit it out, And remain blameless. Such pretty lack of compassion! You have no responsibility to others, They make their own choices – Except when those choices are beyond their control. 2025 is here, And you helped to bring it. NO! I will not tolerate your dissemble! To wit: You have abandoned the care of the needy, The elderly, And those that cannot care for themselves. But really, is that your fault? What responsibility have you to they? Remember: you did nothing, That was the choice, To choose… Nothing. And if the many are moved off this land, And the lettuce and the melons rot in the fields, Will you choose to dirty your hands? Or will you choose as you have: To do nothing. That way it will still remain Not your fault, right? Right? And when the raped child carries her child to term, You remain blameless, For you cho

One at a Time

By Cliff Lake Cliff Lake November 03, 2024

One at a Time This is our last shot: The American Experiment is imperiled, Not just by an aggrieved would-be tyrant, Whose greed is exceeded only by his disdain, His indifference to the struggles of the common, His hatred of anything that does not exalt him. Though he seeming looms large… He is but the face of the menace. For we are imperiled by more: Sycophants of the martinet in high places and low, Bullies and treachers-in-waiting, Subservient to hatred and their twisted desires, Willing to havoc all in service to cruelty and domination. Betrayers of the trust they were born to, Saboteurs and slanderers, Snakes every one. Yet others are taking their shots, Outside influencers manic, For they sense the experiment in peril, And would lend their expertise in chaos, In disorder and disarray, Their own failures evident on the world stage, And would not learn anything from their mistakes, Unless it be how to educate our nation, In th

The Arrangement

By Cliff Lake Cliff Lake November 01, 2024

The Arrangement The agitator had been caught in the early morning. Someone so seemingly well-funded Should have known the coffee shop was under surveillance. Bold as brass, Sitting in the front window, This Enemy of the State went willingly enough, And now sat quietly before the Interrogator. As expected, his answers were too often cryptic, Misleading or Outright lies. His poise remained unshakeable, Bordering on impudence, Even in the face of known whereabouts, Aliases, Operations, And even knowledge of incidents Attributed to him, That were not his. His nerve seemed unshakeable. Expected, yes, but maddening for all of that. One question remained: “Who is funding you so adequately?” The agitator’s eyes flicked to the guards in the room, To the Recorder, Then back to the Interrogator… A tacit gesture, Delivered with a seriousness not worn before. The Interrogator dismissed the guards, Waved the Recorder off. When the roo

Train of Thoughts

By Cliff Lake Cliff Lake October 31, 2024

Train of Thoughts The last train was leaving, The last carload of sense, Carrying what vestige remained Of reason hopelessly clung to, And what remained Was monstrous Savage, Inane, A maze of paranoia and gleeful hallucinate, A carousel turning in upon itself, Twisting in farther to the deep recess of Unsound. The comfort was unbearable. Something in a pit walled off and distantly deep screamed and screamed – the insistence would be forever. He ran through the apartment smashing mirrors - He no longer could stand to see what He no longer knew, A caricature of someone he had been, A madman wearing his face but With the wrong eyes. Still, The descent, This final descent was Fulfilling Or inevitable or Hungered after. He thought they may all be the same thing. He thought he thought… He thought It hurt, He thought It was right, He thought He should stop thinking. If only… The last train was leaving, The las

Begin the End

By Cliff Lake Cliff Lake October 29, 2024

Begin the End November skies graying into view, Ragged clouds and sun flickering over you, The wind sharpening, blowing through, Winter’s bleak taking its cue. Harvests nearly all collected, Mowers put away, standing neglected, Torsos become sweater protected, Boots in the hallway for weather expected. Kitchens smelling strongly of spice, Diets forgone for an extra slice, Small extravagances well worth the price, Children observing the list is checked twice. Candy hoards suffer regular raid, Thick cobwebs cleverly arrayed, Popup frights hidden in shade, In preparation for ghoulish charade. Cooling air and curling mist, Awaken the temporary occultist, Black clothing on the shortlist, A last fling immodest. Which party to attend? Which costuming is this year’s trend? How will you this year unbend? How do you welcome October’s end? The beginning of the end of the year, The beginning of the holiday cheer. T

Illuminated

By Cliff Lake Cliff Lake October 28, 2024

Illuminated When the chemtrails are falling And some stranger comes calling, And your phone reception goes spotty… And the All-Seeing Eye Keeps on passing by, Somebody has the idea you’ve been naughty. And it’s become clear That Templars have been here, Oh no, you’ve been spotted by the Illuminati! It’s an information beam, Or a Freemason scheme, Or someone equally as dotty. It’s an overlording theme, The secret regime, The covert Illuminatti! Has your social media Gotten harder to readia, Does it seem like it’s very botty? Has all of your online Turned into all downtime, Have the communications gone knotty? Is there a new signal stream? Are things even stranger than they seem? Are there messages in the manicotti? It’s not imagination, They have your registration! Looks like you’re targeted by the Illuminati! There’s a space laser beam, There’s always a scheme, Don’t worry that the logic is spotty. It’s an

Small Hours

By Cliff Lake Cliff Lake October 27, 2024

Small Hours Sometimes when night passes into early morning hours, Sometimes when the moon is right, honesty gains power. Memories can come calling across the decades, And I am exposed to the mistakes I have made. In the brittle AM, my sins can be laid bare, Remembering a youth when life was a dare. Living my life as some action-man had done, Now I wonder who paid the cost of that fun? I’ve held all the wrong heroes, Across all of my times. False-facing mirrors, Absolving my crimes. Do I speak my mad sorrows Into the night? Or keep on riding Imagined flight? Do I keep on pretending to accolades earned? Do I forego pride for humbling lessons learned? Do I keep on careening on the cinema ride? Do I accept some regret must pierce my hide? I’ve held all the wrong heroes, Across all of my times. False-facing mirrors, Absolving my crimes. Do I speak my mad sorrows Into the night? Or keep on riding Imagined flight?

Everything

By Cliff Lake Cliff Lake October 25, 2024

Everything Half-heard conversations, The glance to the thing unseen. Unfamiliar gestures, And talk of the arcane, Ah! Sweet suspicion! Now you know, The things that you don’t know. The hidden meaning in the number set, The clouds that look too right. The car that passes again, then again, The man in the hat looks your way too long, And the birds have not stopped circling all day. Everything is everything. Is that clover you smell? Did the phone ring only twice? Where is your regular mailman? Why is this the third time you’ve heard this song? You’ve gotten that same email, You can’t stop thinking about that one friend, The neighbor’s cat won’t stop staring, And the smell only gets stronger. It’s all happening – Everything is everything. The owl hoots in full day, And a toad crawls from beneath the steps. The pen you lost last year is on the table, Next to three eyelashes. The pictures on the walls tilt slightly left, And yo

Entry

By Cliff Lake Cliff Lake October 25, 2024

Entry When we first got him back, he wasn’t… When we first got him back, he wasn’t. I begged him not to go through the Door? Portal? Dimension? It was none of those things. It was all of those things. But he’d built the machine, Built it too well, Self-contained, Dual everything, And triple the good stuff. His pride and the history of pioneers, Self-testing maniac engineers… There were four of us. When he first turned it on Johnson immediately started to lose it, He just kept getting worse. Eventually he… I should do something with the body. I should do something but Sylvie saw the opening and She’s never coming back here. I hope she is sane enough to make the report. State Department, Defense, somebody… I’m still here. Hoping I can figure out something. When Andrews went in he There was a low moan – It was all the fear I have ever felt In my entire life All at once Concentrated Spoken aloud It must have

Inferiority

By Cliff Lake Cliff Lake October 24, 2024

Inferiority And they will put on the black shirt, And they will polish their boots, And they will punish you, For their inferiority. You don’t see them, Or you simply don’t notice, But they have seen you, And they’re not happy about it. Maybe they live down the street, Maybe they’re a few cubicles over. Maybe their car isn’t as new, Maybe they didn’t get that promotion. Maybe their golf game isn’t as good, Maybe they can’t stop eating all those calories. Maybe their kid can’t hit a curveball, Maybe you married their desperately secret love. Does it matter what fuels their dark dreams? They have been slighted by your existence. They yearn for the day when they have the power, The day when they can cut loose on you, all legal-like. And they will put on the black shirt, And they will polish their boots, And they will punish you, For their inferiority. Who peers through the curtains once too often? Who keeps

Terrible Things

By Cliff Lake Cliff Lake October 24, 2024

Terrible Things He could not speak. He could not speak Because of the terrible things. They hadn’t happened yet. He had to speak. They overwhelmed him, The terrible things. Cataclysms and confrontations, Concatenations of collapse, And catastrophe, And catastrophe, And catastrophe. Terrible things. He could not speak. He had to speak. He had no language. But he could paint. He painted. He painted terrible things. He painted well. He painted terrible things. They thought him mad. They thought him genius. They bought and bought. He painted and painted. And when the first painting happened… They knew. And they knew it was too late. Things were happening. Terrible things. And they asked: “Why didn’t you tell us sooner?” And: “How were we to know these were warnings?” But He had no answer. He could not speak. Cliff Lake 10/24/2024 Copyright © Clifford Lake 2024

Now What

By Cliff Lake Cliff Lake October 24, 2024

Now What You put us on this timeline. Don’t you remember? There was a moment. A nexus. You chose. It wasn’t something you could avoid, A choice had to be made. A choice could also have not been made, but That was then, And things could have been worse, yes? You thought so. Now we are here, Because of you, Because of me. I have made choices. Did we jiggle things slightly out of true, you and I? Probably. Did we cancel each other out? Here’s the thing: It doesn’t matter. It doesn’t matter because Other choices are being made, In other places, By other people, All the time. And they are all jiggling the mechanism In spite of us. So, I have made a choice: I have chosen To tell you about it. Now what? Cliff Lake 10/24/2024 Copyright © Clifford Lake 2024

Proud American

By Cliff Lake Cliff Lake October 23, 2024

Proud American The Proud American marched down my street, With his American Nazi flag, And a scowl for all to greet. And I thought that he had nothing to hide, Unless it was his suppressed Pride. The Proud American marched past my door, With his Confederate flag, And he shouted, “CIVIL WAR!” He says he wants to make his America great, But to be this bold, He must first lubricate. The Proud American the Capitol attacked. Going to jail for the criminal Who had already turned his back. The Proud American says he knows the truth. That he has researched at a single website, This Internet sleuth. The Proud American thinks that memes equal votes, That if he yells often enough, Well, that’s all she wrote. The Proud American spouts other’s opinion, Believing it came from his own brain, And that he’s not just someone’s minion. The Proud American has all his MAGA gear displayed. Chinese made and overpriced, That’s how this

Thin Time

By Cliff Lake Cliff Lake October 22, 2024

Thin Time The equinox has passed again. The air cools, The rains sift colder yet, And both light and dark are bent strange. And you anticipate. You anticipate… What? There are things you cannot name, They may be unknown, They may be forgotten, They may be nameless always, Or you may not name them aloud, For that is perilous. The bristle at the back of the neck, Are you hunted? Are you sought? Will hot breath follow? Or cold exhalation? Which would you rather? In this moment, That choice is not yours. Somethings, Some things that pass unrestricted Between the light and the dark Are not concerned with your preference, no. Time and permanence are grown diffuse, Fabrics stretched to capacity, Filters unbound and untrue. Disreality closes on the world, And those things seen in the eye’s corner May really be there, Or were, Or are yet, Just beyond vision, Or worse, Understanding. The equinox has passed ag

October Winds

By Cliff Lake Cliff Lake October 21, 2024

October Winds October winds. Blowing by, Blowing through. They carry the hints of smoke, And the sacrificial spice of the turning leaf. Have you felt the underchill those winds bring? A presage of colder winds to come, But not yet, Not yet. Have you heard the low whistles in the graying eve? Lonely voicings just around the corner, And always sounding nearer. And do the spirits arrive unbidden, Uncalled, Arriving unseen, And causing the skin to prickle. Or have you wished for their whispers, From some gray unfulfilling, You do not acknowledge in full day? Glad discomforts! Though should you see their eyes… And what voices cry from the skies? Blown from impossible heights, Forlorn calls as if grieving flight. Arrowed and aloft, Heading to warmer feed. Will you follow? Or will you remain, Taking comfort in orange flame in the hearth, Or flowering in the trees for a time… Such short bloomings. All of these are borne on t

Hope

By Cliff Lake Cliff Lake October 19, 2024

Hope In the distance the horns sound, And the warm glow of a rising sun Bring hope to the beleaguered, The assailed, The innocents attacked For merely being. Hear the marching feet! They close upon the goal: Throwing off oppression unasked for, Relief from requirements Made on them from without, The allowance to be themselves, And without interference Foist on them from the unquiet. Listen to the hearted singing! Gladness made melody, Seeing the numbers, Seeing their smiles, Seeing the determination, And joining the throng. Raise your voice! The chorus only becomes louder! In the distance the horns sound, And the rising sun brings its warm glow, And the hopes of a united people, Stronger for their hardships, Tempered by their troubles, Are bolstered in kinship, And in the revelation that we are one. Day is come. Day is come at last. Cliff Lake 10/19/2024 Copyright © Clifford Lake 2024

A Promise

By Cliff Lake Cliff Lake October 18, 2024

A Promise What is the urgency? What great fears have you? The internment camps have yet to be built, And you’re probably safe. Probably. Have you signed your loyalty pledge? Not been asked yet? No problem, The order will come soon. Why so anxious? The Great Deportation has not begun. Not yet. But just in case, Keep your registration number handy. Has your healthcare vanished? Or your Social Security sun-setted? Never fear! All that is still in the planning stages. Have any voter rolls been purged? Well, maybe some… But you still have a couple of weeks left, right? Right? And let’s talk about whose taxes will rise, And whose won’t. Listen, concepts are being planned, Don’t you fret. Worried about those immigrants getting your free (socialist) benefits? Why, by some accounts, They can feed themselves – and do, Know what I mean? And what about black and brown people getting jobbed? I mean JOBS, g

Racing

By Cliff Lake Cliff Lake October 17, 2024

Racing The final sprint, The stakes outlined in stark contrast, The finish in clear sight… And where will you be? Where will it end? Can one afford to rest? Is a break needed, Warranted, Is it required? Or is it the latest sign of a stumble? Oh, the grind! The constant motion! The ceaseless scrutiny! The irregular weave! A heavy burden… The questions. The interminable questions. The incessant review. A never-ending examination of content, Of motive, Of pronunciation. Facts, facts, facts! The endless calls for verified facts! Is it not enough to show up? The facts are what you want them to be! The facts are what you need them to be! The fact is – You said what you said, That should be enough for anyone. Interview after interview, They all feel the same, Until they don’t. Until the rooms are not filled with friends, With allies, With collaborators. Do the skies darken? Do your prospect

Hallowed Evening

By Cliff Lake Cliff Lake October 16, 2024

Hallowed Evening The observance is upon us again: A reversed imitation of sweets soon given, A mutilation and An emptying. A nightmare born, A gruesome rictus fashioned, Made in glee, Proudly displayed. The rite begins… Grinning ghouls orange and squat, Stand sided with cousins not yet carved – A ritual still performed with the knife, Children watching, And encouraged to participate. Harvest and sacrifice: Such is the custom. Doorstop fiends on every porch, Filmy webs waving, Gaunt caricatures in seeming cavort, Hulking beasts cartoonish, Or horrifying, Or something of both, While the husks of the carven are inner lit, And watchful. A communion in frights. Later, Suspect festivities commence, Games reminiscent of dreads, Mawkish disguises roam darkening streets, Diminutive creatures seeking succor unearned, Unrepaid, Yet expected, And accompanied by vigilant guardians suspicious. The ceremonial gorgin

True Horror

By Cliff Lake Cliff Lake October 16, 2024

True Horror When the sun has bowed to the horizon, That slip of orange fire, A menace of near absence in flame, Now the long shadows twist too dark, Animate from sided sight, Groping arms flat in the receding light. Listen to leaves restless without wind, Whisperers of secrets you do not want to hear, A papery chorus made more clear in the dry air, Speaking the chill come too quick. What denial can you offer? In the failing glow What truths hold, And what may be made real, From the recesses of the mind and The dark splashes grounded and grown deep. The hissing leaves tell tales of gray, The wavering glimmers confirm all and nothing, Time is stretching interminable, And all is unfocused in sharp detail: A piercing fog reaching, Enveloping, Surrounding, To carry your understanding away from you, Leaving an empty husk of sensation only. Why do you remain? Is this what you wanted? To be diminished to mere reaction minus awareness,

Beyond

By Cliff Lake Cliff Lake October 16, 2024

Beyond There is a place that lies between, Not fantasy, but living dream, You may visit, but cannot stay, Yet live a year within a day. I fell in there, or was I pushed, It seems there was a merest touch, A hint to let go of the bonds, An invitation to beyond. There was a time that I could go, And learn the things no one could know. But this is now and that was then – I wish that I could go again. So many voices, the chorus sings. So many verses of many things. Knowledge granted you cannot hold, Still, one of all things you are told. I rested there, and still labored, Every being there was a neighbor. Bliss and worry became one, And nothing asked did I shun. There was a time that I could go, And learn the things no one could know. But this is now, and I don’t know when – That I could ever know again. A year or more I drifted there, Cocooned it seemed in velvet snare. Was I made whole or made undone? I

Remember

By Cliff Lake Cliff Lake October 15, 2024

Remember He doesn’t remember favors. He doesn’t remember nice-nice. He doesn’t remember the good times you had… He remembers dollars – over a certain amount, Over a certain time period, That is, If you’re promising more… He remembers insults, real and imagined. He remembers bad press, real and imagined. He remembers glories that did not occur. He does not remember grace. He does not remember to be kind. He does not remember in kind… He remembers to capitalize on your mistake. He remembers failures others did not perform. He remembers how hot she USED to look… He doesn’t remember history. He doesn’t remember infamy. He doesn’t remember atrocity. He remembers to discredit others. He remembers to elevate himself. He remembers to misremember. He remembers when he was never quite good enough. He doesn’t remember failing, Over and over. He doesn’t remember loyalty. He doesn’t remember the law. He doesn’t remember anything That h

Long Road

By Cliff Lake Cliff Lake October 14, 2024

Long Road The pushing of one from here to there, Personhood light as a feather in the air. Fitted into alike container, Never needing now an explainer. Stamp them out, all of them the same, Wonders why one needs a name. Wonders who I came to be now, Wonders if I can get back somehow. The long road back to who I am. Going away was never the plan. But life interferes, With opinion in my ears, And it’s a long road back To who I am. Do I fit in, am I okay? Will I always have the right thing to say? Am I taking the right medicine? Must I always wear this stupid grin? Feeling like a powder keg, Constantly squaring this round peg. Being like everyone, but at what cost? Why do I feel that something’s lost? And it’s a long road back to who I am. Leaving me behind was never the plan. But with all of the tears, Over all of the years, It has been a long road back To who I am. Cliff Lake 10/14/2024 Copyright © C

Hurrican't Me!

By Cliff Lake Cliff Lake October 13, 2024

Hurrican’t Me! I was in deep shit When the space laser hit, Operated by a weatherman. When the hurricane came, I thought it would be tame, But now I’m hanging on by a tether man. FEMA showed up, To do the cleanup, And preachin’ that DT Syndrome, So I chased ‘em off, My brain ain’t soft, And the bastards ain’t takin’ my home. It’s a FEMA crap show, Take that money and go, So I can blame my poverty on them! It’s the liberal plan To make me less than a man! That’s my excuse for causing more mayhem. I called up the TV, And you can believe me, Told them not to show up around my town. I made it real clear, They should not come near, Cuz I am ‘bout ready for a showdown. And I sent a email, They should all be jailed, For trying to push that crap climate change. Don’t they hear Margie Greene? Why don’t they come clean? I am tired of this Donald Trump derange! It’s a liberal shitshow, And they think we don’t know

Blown In

By Cliff Lake Cliff Lake October 11, 2024

Blown In A wind blown in, Unmoving leaves, A touch of unreal, And a cold that cleaves. How will you suffer the long chill? Can you hold on to your will? What gods have you left to implore? Who opened this unhallowed door? A mirror cracks across the face, Now is rended time and place. A journey where being unbraids, Certainty and logic unmade. A wind blown in, Some thing aggrieved. A touch of unreal, And your senses leave. No ease given, no sense of time, Just this trek to benighted clime. A glimpse of that which cannot be, You the newest attendee. Ceremony made in all dread, Profane announcements are now pled. Involvement you may not eschew, As the baleful eyes look you through. The thing blown in, Your senses thieved. A touch of unreal, Actuality reweaved. In a moment you disarranged, In a moment forever changed. Do you welcome this unbeing? Do you find yourself agreeing? Where have

Dawnbringers

By Cliff Lake Cliff Lake October 10, 2024

Dawnbringers It has the feel of imminent disaster, A coruscation of calamity As the clock ticks. Momentous catastrophe offered, And never withheld, Especially when refused. There is the sense of a ferocious humor, Taking its amusement in rampage, A satisfaction only gleaned From the crimson rivulet, A monstrous glee lasting only instants, Before demanding satisfaction anew. It lays claim to wherever it roams, Providing horror in lieu of proof. Its savage delights surface in nightmare, The gibbering giggles and cold cackles Follow from dreamscape, To landscape, Without escape. You would suspect your lunacy If you did not spy its smile Behind publicized opinion. There it dwells, The cruel jests in corrupted media, Told by comedic counsel, With sharpened teeth, And the splitted tongue. Watch them guffaw for you, As the laughter never reaches the eyes – For they too are chained to the terror, They would inv