(pre) occupied
by
Luke Prater (WordSalad)
Reblogged with permission
.
(out)classist Zen, dour Marxist yen
unwelcome resting here
night:stick the pigs back in the pen
torn figments of a year
.
no turning back, no pushing on
unwelcome resting here
the sink-sunk rides old suns outshone
torn figments of a year
.
to watch and flinch while women, men
unwelcome resting here
stand weak in words beyond their ken
torn figments of a year
.
the lighting flickers, then it’s gone
unwelcome resting here
the power’s out for Jane and John
torn figments of a year
.
preoccupied with Occupy
unwelcome resting here
as Occident’s wrung wraithly dry
torn figments of a year
.
©2012, Luke Prater, All rights reserved
Luke Prater’s (Word Salad) poetry is ever fascinating. Luke will often tackle the same subject in more than one poetic form. Dedication, patience, and a singular irreverence are the hallmarks of this thirty-five year old English poet who took a degree in English lit with creative writing and performance and subsequently went to SOAS, London to study ethnomusicology at the master’s level. At twenty-seven he took up poetry, which he says saved his life – a thing it has done for many of us. J.D.
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