{"id":677,"date":"2020-10-08T17:08:38","date_gmt":"2020-10-08T16:08:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/johntownshend.com\/wordpress\/?p=677"},"modified":"2020-10-08T17:08:38","modified_gmt":"2020-10-08T16:08:38","slug":"distance-trilogy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jwt.quest\/wordpress\/distance-trilogy\/","title":{"rendered":"Distance Trilogy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Miserable Virus<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Walls and mazes
dead ends
forgotten beginnings<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just let me
finish licking my fur
Then feed me<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Petal in a book
sacrificed
for future reference<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Give me a smile
not mine to receive
a delicate frown<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saved from myself
by myself
alone<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Patient picnic
the same meal
yesterday’s best moment<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With a friend
time passes
quick to react<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Weight
gain and loss
seek balance<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Playing a game
holding aces
never letting go<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Foul Hole Bog<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ghoul under my skin
Tell her my secrets
Make me question everything<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ol’ time radio 1998
Worn out side B
Digital watch never ticks<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fuck me sideways
I’ve forgotten my glasses
Lost resting on my head<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I let you out
When I shout to you
I say nothing<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I keep my mouth shut
Stapled; filed away
Along with the false and fragile<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Agonising about the future
I feel pain in my shoulder
No sleep ever again<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I slept well
Last night I sewed
Embroidering life lessons<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scarf face mask
I will not steal
Closed shop. Too much wind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cow Sick<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

She wants to run away
Into a strangers arms
Weaponised love; accepted<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Her parents don’t care
Grandparents say she can cook
That’s her pitch<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What will happen once you arrive
Lost and stranded
Strange land; distant people<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She does it because she will care
Barely an adult; thin promise
A hope of better quality of life<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cut paper; cut fingers
Blood on her letters
She’s lost control; the words are empty<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She wants an empty suit
A man who works
A leaf on the tallest tree<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Promises, promises
What is she after
She doesn’t know; she knows that much<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do you believe in radical acceptance?
No?
Oh.
Well think about it. It could help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The world will be out to get you wherever you run. You cannot hide from yourself. Where can you go to seek shelter from pain? Within. In peace. In constant love. Conceptual romance. No bonds or knots. Alone or together. You will be fine. You will be at rest.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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