only onwards

only onwards

The onliners sputter in the face of sparks , stroked by electricity, looking for a way out of the tomb
Go into the high timbers trying their hand at enhancing the optics
still wet behind the ears like in the womb
hanging by the teeth on high rise answers doing high anxiety antics

trying to remain cool while the spool rolls to the end
Cinematic dreams filling in for the gaps when the ice melts on the isomorphical topics
hear the ripping off of logic
time spent in foxholes and fire drills only memories that have gone around the bend
forgotten when the top comes off at the tail-end


The mic's still turned on ;
speakers speak while glasses clink
while the breath still tickles vocal cords
while the breeze still blows and shops still open and close and the ships still come in , not how but when.
A crowd has gathered , some kind of celebration , they got the word
The sun in certain settings warms the skin without and within

Circumnavigating suburbia , giving regards to crashed houses of cards
No reverse , only onwards.