{"id":8358,"date":"2023-07-20T13:25:23","date_gmt":"2023-07-20T13:25:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.artvilla.com\/plt\/?p=8358"},"modified":"2023-07-20T13:25:23","modified_gmt":"2023-07-20T13:25:23","slug":"the-kingdom-of-chaos-poems-by-scott-thomas-outlar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artvilla.com\/plt\/the-kingdom-of-chaos-poems-by-scott-thomas-outlar\/","title":{"rendered":"The Kingdom of Chaos Poems by Scott Thomas Outlar"},"content":{"rendered":"
\r\nSilver Primroses & Golden Strigiformes Planted by the Curb<\/strong>\r\n\r\nCarrying your own \r\n          dead body\r\n                back to its grave\r\n      in a dream\r\n                 then happening upon\r\n          an expired owl\r\n                              stricken & smashed\r\n                        in the street\r\n\r\nOminous signs\r\n        along Five Forks Trickum\r\n            birth into\r\n                patterns of indigo \r\n                                  & scarlet wildflowers\r\n                       \r\nSpirit animals\r\n             taking a dive\r\n       before rush hour fevers\r\n                        commence\r\n        \r\n    learn to sip\r\n              from the parched throat\r\n        of roadkill brunch\r\n\r\neating the \r\n        organs\r\n   of our own\r\n               totem\r\n\r\n\r\nStomach Lining<\/strong>\r\n\r\nI came to eat the lies you coin\r\n\r\nand serve them back half bitter\r\nacross the divide of tables turned\r\n\r\nI didn\u2019t ask for this evil eye\r\n\r\nit was forced down my throat from the jump\r\nbeen begging for a bulimic leap ever since\r\n\r\n\r\nSpells of the Stoic Pewter <\/strong>\r\n\r\n& I will\r\n        set you (free) here\r\n    to be made safe by the wizard \/ window\r\n                                                 (fly, birdie)\r\n               black obsidian\r\n                     gray of mind & beard\r\n             wise & dangerous\r\n                     streaked\/laced down the middle\r\n                                    balanced of accord\r\n                                           (harmony \r\n                                                  & likewise\r\n                                               rhythm)\r\n\r\nyou are the melody of a soft glow\r\n\r\n\r\nLament of Prey<\/strong>\r\n\r\nHello to all the hawks\r\nwho have yet to have their fill,\r\n& the vultures, too,\r\nwaiting for what\u2019s left over.\r\n\r\nSpoiled minds & spoiled hearts\r\nlead to spoiled guts,\r\nbut it seems to be\r\nthat\u2019s what nature intended\r\nin this twisted realm\r\nof divided time & space.\r\n\r\nDog eat dog\r\nisn\u2019t even the worst part;\r\nit\u2019s flesh unto flesh\r\nin the fire.\r\n\r\nGoodbye to all the dreams\r\nthat forgot how to conquer,\r\n& the visions still\r\nyet to crystallize in cancer.\r\n\r\nRotten bones & rotten marrow\r\nflow in rotten rivers,\r\nbut that\u2019s the taste\r\nacidic blood delivers\r\nwhen signs of sickness\r\nflash neon & electric in the night.\r\n\r\nTail chase tail\r\nisn\u2019t the end of the story;\r\nit\u2019s a snake that never sheds\r\nthe fade to black.\r\n\r\n\r\nKingdom of Chaos<\/strong>\r\n\r\nWe don\u2019t want your money,\r\njust your soul\r\non a silver platter\r\nserved to order\r\nfor our warm feast\r\nwhile we spit out your raw famine.\r\n\r\nWe don\u2019t want your respect,\r\njust your energy and time,\r\njust your mind\r\nnumbed\r\nto the frequency\r\nof propagandized pestilence.\r\n\r\nWe don\u2019t want your love,\r\njust your heart\r\nbled dry\r\nas every vein\r\nwithers in the winter wind\r\nwhile our chalice remains\r\never full to the point of overflowing.\r\n\r\nWe don\u2019t want your vote,\r\njust your faith\r\nthat such a course of action\r\ncan actually influence\r\nthe order in which our puppets\r\ndance to a song of chaos\r\nupon the public stage.\r\n\r\nWe don\u2019t want your salute,\r\njust your obedience,\r\njust your hands\r\nkept where we can see them\r\nwhile your feet continue marching\r\nto the drumbeat of our wars.\r\n\r\nWe don\u2019t want your laws,\r\njust your land,\r\njust your culture,\r\njust your customs,\r\njust your heritage,\r\njust your traditions\r\nsnuffed out\r\nbeneath the global kingdom\r\ncollectivized\r\nat our command. <\/pre>\n
 
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\nScott Thomas Outlar<\/strong> is originally from Atlanta, Georgia. He now lives and writes in Frederick, Maryland. His work has been nominated multiple times for both the Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net. He guest-edited the Hope Anthology of Poetry<\/em> from CultureCult Press<\/em> as well as the 2019-2023 Western Voices editions of Setu Mag<\/em>. He is the author of seven books, including Songs of a Dissident <\/em>(2015), Abstract Visions of Light <\/em>(2018), Of Sand and Sugar<\/em> (2019), and Evermore<\/em> (2021 – written with co-author Mihaela Melnic). Selections of his poetry have been translated and published in 14 languages. He has been a weekly contributor at Dissident Voice<\/em> for the past nine years. More about Outlar’s work can be found at 17numa.com<\/a><\/p>\n
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