Tip toeing on tight ropes
taut from the tension
between weathered hopes
and tattered dreams
I teeter
inches above Hell
and miles from Heaven.
My own screams
from the prisons
of past decisions
awaken me from
My American Dream.
Horizons of happiness
always within sight
taunting my reach
rise and fall
as streams of thought
become tributaries of consciousness.
Will I ever be free to dream
My American Dream?
I Guess I’ll brew my own brand of joy.
On liquid wings I soar
to my crystal blue palace
on a mountain top horizon
far from brutality
and Homeland INsecurity
I fly high.
But…
evaporating wings
cause flight to fail
as my fall goes unnoticed
I accelerate
to 9.8
meters per second squared.
Spiraling from height to depth
from life to death
the ground reaches up to break my fall.
I brace myself
for the impact
of my back upon my bed
GASP!!!
“Am I dead?”
My heart slows its beat
as brief relief
turns to ennui and grief
when I awake to
My American Dream
© 2014 Brian Evans. All rights reserved
This poem was inspired by the events surrounding Jonathan Ferrell; who was shot and killed on September 14, 2013, by Randall Kerrick, a North Carolina police officer. He was unarmed.
BE
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Editor: Jaime Evans
far from brutality
and Homeland INsecurity
I fly high.
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Hey PG!!! Thank you so much. Great hearing from you and being back in the saddle. Out of necessity, I’ve been away for a season, but sometimes those seasons give rise to some beneficial thought. Looking forward to catching up. See you in a few.
BE
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Wow. Poignant!!!!!! Thanks B.E.
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Thanks, Kendra. Miss you much!!
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So insightful, and beautifully written! What’s from the heart reaches the heart. Thanks for sharing all that you do BE
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Thank you so much for reading and sharing. Much love.
BE
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The alliteration and rhymes are well crafted. In love and light Cheryle
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Thank you, Cheryle. That means a lot.
BE
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I love this. Incredible!
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Thank you so much, Tikeetha. Delighted you stopped by and took time to read.
BE
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