Stretch those nerve endings
While seeming to slide into
Ballet reverbs.
Poke your nose into
The wall once, see what’s perplexing
The empty crowd.
Those swarms bundled up
Against deceit, those
Humble folk who urge honesty
And other ethereal qualities,
Who hope for bread,
Then sneeze as
Water passes by, the current
Too strong for cowards.
Using Calgary as a backdrop the author satirizes the self-serving nature of the public as it continues to fatten itself, not only physically, but egotistically as well.
If you tend to believe romantic, passionate, masculine poetry is a thing of past eras, read "She Intrigues Me," and be swept away in the beautiful craft of a contemporary poet of love.
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