Invalid/invalid

April Fox
and so we search
for understanding
swapping hope and conicidence
for honest connection
crash test dummies riding shotgun
through life
talking out the corners of our mouths
for conversation.

we are blind
trapped in the need to belong somewhere
even in our disconnect
we feel we must be linked

this one lie
is all we are allowed.

blaspheme
and then cower
waiting for the lightning bolts
to strike us down

line up stand straight
don't
think
that
tie your laces tight
fold your socks down
part your hair
don't look left
or right
unless it's politics
and then, of course
up is an invalid direction

invalid
invalid
the inconsequential
and weak
helpless against
the world

and you
in your neat box houses
and your neat box lives
and your neat box thinking wearing
faces like putty
and mud

if you were to crawl in here
poke your head around the corners
where light meets light
you might fall back
afraid of the realization
that everything you seek
is dust and clouds.

Published by April Fox

When she isn't writing for sites like livestrong and typef, April can usually be found with her head in a book, lying in the sun blowing bubbles, or perched near the stage listening to music and trying to av...  View profile

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