The Walls We Fix By ZAC DUNN AS children we are told to YES and NO AS we are given play pens and aprons to keep the mess from us AS walls are given to us to keep the world and chaos of nature from leading us astray But as MOWGLI was given a JUNGLE BOOK or LORD GREYSTOKE was left to swing from vines and live When we crawl toward the sword or ball we are always given choice, but in a way our minds may be unable to VOICE The light we see that rises and surprises MICKEY in the NIGHT KITCHEN to flip the switch for the morning cake to bake The WILD THINGS we become when left to our devices and released from hearing all the senseless lies A pouncing feline is clever to sit and lay in wait to spring into deadly action As a bit of feathers and dander on furry lips drips small bits of its flavor to taste in scurrying to the next We prospect for rare gems and fertile meadows so luscious in all seasons But the walls we erect to protect this humble gully can sully the very beauty we stood and chose firmly once The death and decay that must blow away as ashes scatter to all four corners to find a resting place too As sun and moon chase the shadow of the lone LOON upon a remote ATOLL, we hold up high the most firm brick and mortar in hopes the all can’t crawl so high To sneak inside and make the outside wild and free, we must cut the chain of the cage we know is a safe place If we choose to LIVE FREE and only respond to the creature we walk forward into the LIGHT TO BECOME OUR eyes must cast a gaze at the sky and another at the earth in the same breathe For AS ABOVE SO BELOW A NAME WE CHANT IN LIGHT DARK and face SHARP TEETH IS OUR OWN APPALACHIAN CHAIN OF ROCKS WE DECLARE ARE THE BODY WE BECAME 5:55am HOD FOLLOW FOR MORE — IG: @UZIEGO | TUMBLR: @SAVAGESNEVERSLEEPNYC 25 JOE VAUX, FROM ME TO YOU - IG + BSKY: @JOEVAUX
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