Poetic Referendum(s) On Life

Reordering Sarah

Madness, let me be.
This endlessness in reverie,
veins seep sadness.
Let me find some peace tonight.

In a second, empty comfort,
an angel. Sweet distraction twisting,
escaping with you, maybe.

That straight line keeps waiting —
cold brings me to my knees.

Fly away time; a chance break?
Beautiful release in dark veins building.
Easier in your arms this waiting.

Hard to make okay the reason.
In a second, feel good enough.
Empty, this weightless time tonight —
memory from that cold day.

Tired, silent vultures everywhere.
Fly away fear. The end I lack —
find storm wreckage of my reverie.

Believe me one last time, ok?
Inglorious madness, let me be.


9.4.22
21 lines, free verse
Daily Poem
Use only words from song Angel by Sarah McLachlan
Minimum 3 words per line

Lyrics:

Spend all your time waiting
For that second chance
For a break that would make it okay
There's always one reason
To feel not good enough
And it's hard at the end of the day
I need some distraction
Oh beautiful release
Memory seeps from my veins
Let me be empty
And weightless and maybe
I'll find some peace tonight
In the arms of an angel
Fly away from here
From this dark cold hotel room
And the endlessness that you fear
You are pulled from the wreckage
Of your silent reverie
You're in the arms of the angel
May you find some comfort there
So tired of the straight line
And everywhere you turn
There's vultures and thieves at your back
And the storm keeps on twisting
You keep on building the lie
That you make up for all that you lack
It don't make no difference
Escaping one last time
It's easier to believe
In this sweet madness
Oh this glorious sadness
That brings me to my knees
In the arms of an angel
Fly away from here
From this dark cold hotel room
And the endlessness that you fear
You are pulled from the wreckage
Of your silent reverie
You're in the arms of the angel
May you find some comfort here
You're in the arms of the angel
May you find some comfort here



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