House Divided

Effervescing, the sallow lozenge
Into Gatorade oblivion
Achieving the viral bringdown
Restoring spousal tranquility
Stability on the homefront

The box, flashing blue in the darkness
Screams death, madness, hollow hearts
The eagle, fly or fall off the precipice
Into mythological nullness
That's whispered from philosopher's lips

Poison sucked and spit in the mouth
of the Deceiver, bespeaking the divide
Conquered with eternal memes
Love, liberty, hope, pressing forth
Effervescing throughout the shell

The sallow lozenge, the assistant
Extra hands that cinch the noose
Around the viral offender's neck
Elite and mass, husband and wife
Be this not a house divided

Author's Note

Not one of my best I think. Written a few years ago, it was one of my first forays into free verse while maintaining some type of structure.

Reviews

[Thomas Fitzgerald]

It revels in the desire to enact the random messages of the poet, well done, good read.

[Tim Lion]

Not one of your best?
Seems pretty damn good to me K-Dog!

Says a lot about trying to hold it all together....even when it's all coming apart.
Tough stuff.
Real stuff.
Good stuff.
T

[freelancejouster]

there is a tenseness in this where there should be fluidity. that being said, i adore some of the images that you pull from your mind. beautiful in such a eerie way.

[Mathias Winters]

Interesting, but I feel as though it is overly complex. Maybe that's just me, but usually stuff like this becomes so complicated that it loses its meaning. Love the word choice and style.