. Poetry from The Great In-Between

Thursday, May 30, 2024

Is the world truly corrupt?


Title:

The Indentured Slaves of Society 

The Dark Angel of Corruption and Death 

Came smiling down like Old Nick

In black judges robes 
Shining bright

Like a burning fire in a cold night 

Leaving poisoned spears tipped with dollars and diamonds

In political halls and 
Vast institutions

In silence 

Waiting for new fools
To find them

Only to then appear with violence 

To pierce their side 

Like he on the cross
At Golgotha 
Who died

So they
Like pine needles 
In the wind

Blow and bow
To a new tune

For their forests will never be green

Their sunsets will all no longer gleam

For their new leader and host 

The Ghost 
Of Corruption and Death 

Has spread his wings 
So the newly corrupted must sing 

Victoria 
Victoria

Victoria a la corrupciĆ³n y la muerte

Victoria 
Victoria

Victoria a la corrupciĆ³n y la muerte

Victory 
Victory 

Victory to corruption and death

Victory to corruption and death

As they handcuffed by greed and power

No longer flower

(C)
Copyright John Duffy 

My Last Letter

 Press play.


My last letter

It came from the East
Smiling
All slender and ash grey 

Wearing a white wedding veil

As it came my way 
In the year of 1941

With the cold rise of the early morning sun

On the 20th of May  

When the German airborn arrived 
To join the Battle of Crete 

She came slowly walking up

Down that murky street
In the smoky ash and mud 

Barefoot
In faded Somerset white

With bag pipes playing 

Grey eyes and broken red tipped finger nails

With a scent of death 
And grave

The beast takes many forms

He took all my friends that day

Bill
Terry
Paul and 
Big Norm

That smiling wedding bride took their hands

When 
They got shot and died

I saw it all 
In the smoke 
And cried

For second sight 
Have I

And when she called to take Big Norm

As I watched her shimmering form

She whispered

She you in 2024
On May the 30th

Look for me 
Listen for the bagpipes 
I come at dawn

Then she took Big Norm's hand

And they both walked away

Crying 

Followed the music of bagpipes playing Going Home

And cries 
Amongst the bullets flying

Of the dying

I prayed as I stood
Alone

At the end of that day

And now it's 2024
And the dawn of May on the 30th

Soon she comes

For the faint noise 
Of bagpipes playing

Are making this rattling noise in my lungs

But I'm not scared

Bill
Terry
Paul and
Big Norm 

Are all waiting for me there

For I'm 
Going home

 For I'm 
Going home

(C)
Copyright John Duffy 

Tuesday, May 28, 2024

The Monologue of the Lost Soul


EThe Monologue of The Lost Soul


Scene: 


A middle aged man.

Unshaven.

Surrounded by photo albums.


And cobwebs.


Kneels in front of an aging shrine to his dearly departed wife.

At midnight.


And prays 


(A lone voice whispers)


O Lord

King of all Spirits and Fates


Why do I 

With sleepless eyes


Still seek a love that's died


Am I a foe

Seeking forgiveness 

In lullabies 


In knee-worship prayers

With a broken heart of catacombs


Where fear lives

Now it has found its

Home


As I once reached out

To the Ether

And cried


When she crossed over

To the Otherside


With sullen eyes


Am I cursed to never sleep


To never again know 

To treat or feel her


My sin eater and preacher


As demons and angels From past delights


Like Demeter and the old Unwashed Redeemer 


Walk past 

Like pale shadows

In endless nights


And smile


When sleep 

I do fight


On Monarch 

Lord


And King of all that's Right


Pray for me 


Go that extra mile

And open a window 


So I can reach her


In sleep

Tonight 


To see her

My teacher


My speaker


And who like

Mary

Was a true believer 


Who now lives within

Your kingdom 


As she's found holy freedom 


Pray we can wander hand in hand


In The Great Underground Stream

As I dream


Tonight 


In a new

Garden of Eden 


Amen

For

 I'm so useless


(C)

Copyright John Duffy 

    

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