“Empathy” by Sergio Maestrini
no such thing as
invisible illness
it’s right there
behind unfocused eyes
under fricative
sighs of speech
in detached
helpless gestures
if only you
care to notice
From my books Bohemian Scents and Legacies (vol. 1)
Illness
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“Kneeling Man” by Julian Voss-Andreae
falling from hope
onto knees of despair
so much pain
from abated belief
from failed faith
in the power of prayer
a convergence of
miseries ravages
body and soul
piquant reverence
of youth become
bitter with age
and resentment
resigned to this
supplicant posture
of bone upon stone
bent in sin of misgiving
no promises offered
a simple agnostic appeal
to that ghost of a god
for empathic release
sweet relief of release
“Empathy” by Sergio Maestrini
no such thing as
invisible illness
it’s right there
behind eyes
under fricative
sighs of speech
in detached
helpless gestures
if only you
care to notice
Illustration from Antique Anatomy Text
From pinterest.com
what do we know
of our unlit interiors
vital with viscera
organs comprising
our personal engines
of private biology
pumping and beating
secreting absorbing
digesting and dreaming
specialized structures
performing the various
work of existence
these canopic entities
own their own destinies
run to exhaustion
foreclose on their
functions unfazed by
the will of their host
setting off a grave
chain of events that
will threaten survival
more often than not
way too soon for
an unprepared soul
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