Madeleine Marie Slavick

Omnipotence

Gold, you know exactly 
where you are. You spread
a churched distance, 
you swell
with sweaty capitalism, 
you beg us.
Why do we want to touch you?
Or do we want salvation?
Forget the silly trims and 
accessories, 
those daily ascensions 
into the religion 
of show and tell-
let the original 
element, softer 
warmer 
resonate 
with earth
flesh 
sweet
for in the evening, when the one 
sun  
and its show       
collapses, 
we too can fall
and the sigh
the sigh
if the golden arms that catch   
us 
are not malleable 
with love.
Somewhere, everywhere
in the sunflower fields
live moments 
of joy. Nothing else 
is needed. Quick,
before the late summer droop 
begins
and gold gets sad 
again. Quick, before we return 
to gilded selves, protected 
with years of the wrong 
omniscience. 

Rezension I Buchbestellung I home 0I05 LYRIKwelt © M.M.S.