The Comfort of Marx

The Comfort of Marx

Here I am at the old dusty crossroads but

it's more complicated than that

Old, odd demons goad 

youthful emotions to rage down

a mismatch of multidirectional

compost

germination time maybe ten years

then harvests of burning and looting and 

violence that bars understanding

our eyes wide shut we pull

granny's hand made quilt up to our

chins

over our cold shoulders

to find the comfort of lies in

restless sleep. 

E.

03/03/2026

Author's Note

Reviews

[Tom]

I see shelter and haven in our home just as it was when dear old granny used to tuck us into bed when we worried as kids about the wind, thunder, rain outdoors, alas, such inclement weather as adults we know now are nature's way, but nowadys it's mankinds repugnant, rampageous ways that leads us to cower beneath the bedcovers...


'our eyes wide shut we pull
granny's hand made quilt up to our
chins
over our cold shoulders '

[Einstein Noodle]

how fortunate ... sounds like your Gram lived with you or visa versa .. such a strong foundation in young ones lives ... love on ya brother!
E.

[Tom]

Most welcome E. Tell me do while I'm here, do you ever hear from Frieda thesedays?

[Einstein Noodle]

no ... not for a long time .. she has poems on another site but does not answer reviews and tho I have sent her emails she does not answer. :(

[jacob erin-cilberto]

No matter what we try to tell ourselves...it is all crumbling around us...the quilt might keep out some of the cold, but it still seeps in and causes us to be unsettled in this cruel world.

[Einstein Noodle]

i climb into bed with cold feet, jacob ... and it gets trapped in there. thanks so much for the visit and comments .. been a while ... i am finally 90% moved into my home on the prairie ... most likely it a static state that will not advance :)))))
E.

[Thomas W Case]

You sink into the grime and ache of the world, feeling it in your bones, and yet you still reach for warmth under the quilt.
This poem doesn’t flinch—it hugs the pain and lets it whisper truths we’d rather ignore.

[Einstein Noodle]

thank you so much Thomas!! i am totally gratified by your sensitive read ... love and peace brother!
E.