The Silver Lining

I can't believe this is turning into a poetry blog. I guess it's just the easiest way for me to exercise my craft without getting so sucked in that I neglect school. But after Wednesday, less poetry, more meat!

Here you have my first ever attempt at spoken word-esque poetry. I have no idea what struck me today. Generally, I'm not the biggest fan of spoken word.

Spoken word, spoken absurd

Absurdity rains from your brain like hail

From the skies

And lies fester amd drip

Through the rift of time

Down with the flow of rhyme

Up through the dark

And shine

Bright lights into these eyes of mine

And give fake sight to the blind

That lead us from grenades to land mines

From a babe I'm been trying

But my senses were dull

I keep on lying

So I won't have to accept the null

I keep crying

But I still try to resist the pull

Shut off the bright lights

Roll back the dark curtains

Let's look up to the skies,

See the truth and be certain.

Let's not binge and purge society's preconceptions.

Let's not follow the path that's been cut by convention.

Let's not play the game without learning the lessons.

Let's not live through the war by avoiding the missions.

Let's not search for some ready-made heaven.

Let's not treat our chances like a lottery ticket.

The silver lining's not a given,

We're the ones that have to make it.