Paper Mache Hats

-Paper Mache Hats- by Keaton Foster

This head
Oh' the brain
It contains
Such a wondrous world
Between these two ears.

Imagination always on fire
Burning down a forest
Of stick figures that have
Long since relented all
Expendable fuel.

What a terrifying place
Of epic creatures
And relentless bastards
That force my hands and
My maladjusted mind.

In this head is a
Toxic stew of chemicals
That is way out of balance
Those closest to me
Try to distance themselves
Those far away are intrigued.

They shout and scream
Mystify us with the absurd
Show us the depths of our kind
As long as when we wish
We can easily turn away.

To their needs I cater
I have no choice
Not one that I can see
It is the will of my mind
It will not be refused.

I slave, I ponder
I wonder, then I consider
I jam all my thoughts into a blender
I pour in water and glue
Darkness and truth.

I place it on the highest of setting
Swirling around my thoughts go
Obliteration that is about to be
Turned into creation
Such a masterful contradiction.

Once the motor stops
When the machine cannot take anymore
Then it is time for me to begin
Carefully I craft the slop and slew
Into reality and absolutes.

The physical representation
Of an idea ready to be expressed
In the form of a paper mache hat
That I wear as I slave away.

Writing, expressing
Feeling each emotion
Laying it all out
Holding nothing close
Freedom for an idea.

As soon as I am done
As soon as the words
Have all been unhinged
And the meaning of what it is
I am trying to say has been expressed
Then I take off the paper mache hat.

Never again will I wear
That particular hat
I place it on a shelf with
So many hundreds of others
That I am sure will always remain…





-Paper Mache Hats- Written by Keaton Foster
Copyright © 2012

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