Lisa Ray Instagram – Mood.

Lisa Ray Instagram - Mood.

Lisa Ray Instagram – Mood. | Posted on 10/Jun/2020 17:29:36

Lisa Ray Instagram – Look at me
says the world with a harlequin grin.
A man is carrying his shards on tv
for dumbstruck viewers
who forgot to change the batteries 
of the remote.
On another screen
Mara resurrects in calligraphic roars
a cauldron of violence and pelting chants,
as a river of tongues-
all pink, unfurled and un-iridescent hued-
bay for the Dream House.
We watch a covenant collapsing under its awnings
like cardboard dreams
in the thousands.
And here,
in another mandala of grief,
we are synthesizing green
as we lay the keywords on a quiet side street
like elephant bones.
Ducking, dodging, adapting
whatever comes next-
What’s after ‘safe distancing’? And how’s a ‘brave new world’ to march
when there’s not enough oars
enough tablecloth to hide your children,
enough gold and grain
for every hand to sow.
On this carnal expedition
there’s not enough.
Not enough for every body, it seems.
Look at us, look at us
as we make flags of the weak
bind our knuckles with washclothes
our knees with toilet paper.
Illicit citizens are chewing up our bricks
they call from under buckets and masks
and your children’s cookies too.
Meanwhile a satellite confirms
the fire is coming
Kalki is coming.
Even a single cell can smell it.
Come, they call-
Take this pebble
throw it into the eyes of the Goddess.
See we are wrapping her in carnival clothes
making offerings of candyfloss and peanuts.
It’s the only way to pray.
It’s the hovercraft that will save us.
See us, see us
They call with holographic grins. -Lisaraniray @protestpoet

Image: @studio_medium
Lisa Ray Instagram – Look at me

says the world with a harlequin grin.

A man is carrying his shards on tv

for dumbstruck viewers

who forgot to change the batteries of the remote.

On another screen

Mara resurrects in calligraphic roars

a cauldron of violence and pelting chants,

as a river of tongues-

all pink, all unplum, unfurled and un-iridescent hued-

bay for the Dream House.

We watch the covenant collapsing under its awnings

like cardboard dreams

in the thousands.

And here,

in another mandala of grief,

we are synthesizing green

as we lay the keywords on a quiet side street

like elephant bones.

Ducking, dodging, adapting

whatever comes next-

What’s after ‘safe distancing’? And how’s a ‘brave new world’ to march

when there’s not enough oars

enough tablecloth to hide your children,

enough gold and grain

for every hand to sow.

On this carnal expedition

there’s not enough.

Not enough for every body, it seems.

Look at us, look at us

as we make flags of the weak

bind our knuckles with washclothes

our knees with toilet paper.

Illicit citizens are chewing up our bricks

they call from under buckets and masks

and your children’s cookies too.

Meanwhile a satellite confirms

the fire is coming

Kalki is coming.

Even a single cell can smell it.

Come, they call-

Take this pebble

throw it at the eyes of the Goddess.

See we are wrapping her in carnival clothes

making offerings of candyfloss and peanuts.

It’s the only way to pray.

It’s the hovercraft that will save us.

See us, see us

They call with holographic grins. .
.
-Lisaraniray @protestpoet

Image: Mary Ellen Mark

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