Michael Barnes

Aug 6, 2018

The Prince With Plaque Psoriosis

Please forgive me
 
for my bloody shameless nature
 
I am forsaken
 
plus I'm optimistic
 
That's why I smile while you recoil
 
I acquired in my soul
 
some golden strength
 
that wasn't listed.
 
I took the un-askable,
 
according to you, asked it
 
reached for it--grasped it.
 
My network will soon
 
reflect my networth
 
It all started at a party down in Petworth
 
They only saw a dance-floor,
 
But I saw chances in a packed room,
 
some opportunities
 
are just adjusted particles of dust
 
dancing in a vacuum
 
/ : /
 
Forgive me for my sunny nature
 
allowed myself to turn to mist
 
while burning vapors
 
Said I'd get out, said I'd cut back, said I'd taper.
 
So calling so-called truths
 
exactly what they're not
 
Like taking pics and filtering
 
fake alligator logos cropped
 
haters will say it's photoshopped--
 
and they'd be right
 
/ : /
 
Grappling with emotions works
 
wrestling while croaking verse
 
I don't tap out
 
or back down
 
I find healthy ways to say
 
these unhealthy things that come to mind
 
because my heart is caked with grime
 
Like if my soul had skin
 
it'd be eroded from plaque psoriasis
 
and now my soul I miss
 
if only I approach with this
 
confidence she notices
 
to her castle, past the fence
 
I'd save the damsel from distress
 
I am a frog who needs a kiss
 
so chivalrous, I'll act a Prince
 
then maybe she will act convinced
 
and then my life would make some sense
 
and perhaps I'd think less dense
 
I'd clear my mind's window of mist
 
and receive with graciousness
 
this new moment of relevance.

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