man with men inside of him, more planned –
mens sana in corpore sano! –
half sane at times, else we’re both insane
with internal conversation, wordless
in consuming quick and raw backchat:
personality brought to terms
if one is mad or emboldened
by thoughts of implausible knowledge.
Some days I see him I have conjured
a figure pushing itself from clouds,
downfalls of desire to be at peace
to be borne whole into reality,
cold wide splash of style in the face
of ingratitude on being made empty.
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UNFRAMED PICTURES by Lawrence Upton
42 pages; A5 paperback; colour cover
Writers Forum 978 1 84254 277 4
wfuk.org.uk/blog
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