Even through the halogen (a cento)

Even through the halogen
I worry about us, about
the six faces of time being captured
in this useless still life.

I worry about
the way she'll use Yeats, as if
someone is keeping track of it all.
I worry this will be the day replayed
when she remembers
inspiration waits on tables
at a truck stop.

I worry about 2 platinum protractors
spinning like gyroscopes on spider strings,
darting key and bracelet mountains,
pinned in on all sides by someone else’s expectations.

I worry about us, about long unisons,
rattling manhole covers,
gutterways and mudseason dooryards.
I worry about us
and wish for the warmth of a hand.

There must be bits of truth
caught between these teeth of obscurity.
Miles and miles of kicking rocks,
thinking of what's left behind,
to-morrow I will number the dead.


With Citations:
Even through the halogen ¹
I worry about us, about ²
the six faces of time³
being captured in this useless still life.⁴

I worry about
the way she'll use Yeats,⁵
as if someone is keeping track of it all. ⁶
I worry this will be the day replayed
when she remembers⁷
inspiration waits on tables ⁸
at a truck stop.

I worry about 2 platinum protractors ⁹
spinning like gyroscopes on spider strings,
darting key and bracelet mountains, ⁴
pinned in on all sides by someone else’s expectations.

I worry about us, about long unisons, ¹⁰
rattling manhole covers
gutterways and mudseason dooryards.

I worry about us
and wish for the warmth of a hand. ¹¹

There must be bits of truth ¹²
caught between these teeth of obscurity.
Miles and miles of kicking rocks, ¹³
thinking of what's left behind,
to-morrow I will number the dead. ¹⁴


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Sources

¹ Even Through The Halogen by Liar©
² i worry by clutching_calliope©
³ six faces of time by normal jean©
⁴ Pictures on a Bureau by jd4george©
⁵ Flour Fell in a Circle Around Her by Epmd607©
⁶ Pictures on a Bureau by jd4george©
⁷ Wow and Flutter by Minervous©
⁸ Cobweb Blues by Bill Dada©
⁹ in memory of sp by denis hale©
¹⁰ Steam Pipe by eagleyez©
¹¹ Red October by twelveoone©
¹² Coffee Clouds at Dawn by Angeline©
¹³ Quasi-philosopher by neonurotic©
¹⁴ Desert Sunset by twelveoone©

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Survivor Poem:
Form: Z (free choice)
Trigger: 4 (Cento #1)