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Chicagoetry: Perhaps It's Time To Leave Damascus, Leave The Mask BehindPerhaps It's Time to Leave Damascus, Leave the Mask Behind I. Lawrence at Damascus (Ennui) Picture Lawrence September, 1918. Sharif en regalia, masked lounging in his Rolls, Shattered from the stress morose, in fact, are behind him now, his city. Very soon, A far cry rife with antique perfume, Before dawn of victory, kicking away the pigs a clever bastard for the dramatic. lurching into immortality. "Perhaps it's time leave the mask
of Israel, Stymied by the Turks flummoxed by desertions, Exhilarated by constant combat. Pasha of the Lebanon, Not above a kick of the goat Frustrated on the road by the chaos A far cry or the suite of private apartments rank with antique perfume, Sucking olives: "Time to leave." Napoleon quickly returns but not without profit. of his booty, the mask
Restored to the atomic imagination on a television show, and the vagaries on a show Ramesses II, Ramses the Great, the man-god Ozymandias. Olive flesh, Ozymandias at Damascus, An officer on the road No "perhaps." lonely for glory. Roiling on the precipice clever bastard for the dramatic. A man He did it for himself. Damascus! Soldier's Heart! lonely for love laid siege to, conquered I digress! from an antique dress One leaves. How shall I next part my hair? for car fare? Gaza or Giza, on the tip of a stele, One longs for Rapture--which is peace-- of Apocalypse It is often in our leave-takings It can seem like out of wind. to say good-bye. - J.J. Tindall is the Beachwood's poet-in-residence. He welcomes your comments. Chicagoetry is an exclusive Beachwood collection-in-progress. - More Tindall: * Chicagoetry: The Book * Ready To Rock: The Music * Kindled Tindall: The Novel * The Viral Video: The Match Game Dance Posted on September 30, 2013 |
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