Poetry Blog by Ferris Ty Taylor

Keep me under a loving eye,

let me speak your name with pride,

let me serve your every need,

let my doubt be lost at sea.

Spit on me.

I deserve it.

I'm disgusting in your eyes,

lie to me and I'll interpret

truth to cherish in your lies. 

Sleep with me until I'm safe,

till I know the snake is dead.

The snake that bit me:

hear him hissing,

find him an...

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Reason suggests that I should function.

This world doesn’t sleep and nor do I.

Reason brings me false assumptions:

my reason sees reasons to lie.

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You want to show me things,

you like it when I marvel at your immensity,

you don’t earn enough:

you gain something richly satisfying from this,

you can watch me squirm and feel a deep sense of purpose

and I am frightened to ask you why.

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It’s all a clue.

I’m the singular factor,

a catalyst, a cosmic, reactive component.

God and I have an understanding about truth.

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