8571 Mysterious Connection II
[by S. David] [art by Tarak Mahadi]

To constrain it
To behold
Its challenge
Its defiance
For it lives
No matter
Blindly it
Seeks the light
Knowing in
Its gut
Its heart
It genes
The checkerboard
Flow
Of dark
And light
Of day
And night
And seasons
Knowing
Defying
It must die
The Sands
Of Time
Govern it
Governs all
Its measure
Varies
For each
For each
Its own time
Is relative
Yet time must
The Heavens
The earth
And all
Their flow
Of time
Differs
Yet in the end
Connects all
Connects all

42§ [Orig 10/31/10]http://www.brooklynartproject.com/profile/Tarakmahadi

8582 Skull
[by S. David][art by Genevive Zacconi]

Does it
Make it
More
Horrifying
Death
Dividing
Flesh
Dissolving
But
It was
It was
Love
Body and
Soul
Body and
Soul
Even
A ghoul
Feasting
Would know
Would mark
It was
Different
For still
No flesh
No eyes
Still then
Tears
From
The soul
Mark
The skull
Of a love
That
Cannot die

35§ [Orig 11/07/10]http://www.genevive.com/gallery.php

6842 Chambers of the Soul
[by S. David] [art by Joe Fox]

Like a library
His mind
Organized
He put a name
A letter
A number
To all he
Consciously
Thought of
While he
Concentrated
On thinking
And in his Soul
It seemed to be
The same
His experiences
His emotions
Feelings ‘a’ and ‘b’
Reflecting beliefs
‘Beta’ and ‘delta’
Were experienced
On ‘date’ and ‘time’
When he died
It was easy
For the Heavenly
Tribunal to decide
“According to
The well organized
Testimony of
Your Soul
Pass Go sir
And to Hell
With you”
‘Pain’ was his
Favorite feeling
Other’s pain

36§ [Orig 3/01/08]http://picasaweb.google.com/flatbushfox

8562 Goddess of Rhythm
[by S. David] [art by Tarak Mahadi]

Swirl
Twirl
Dance
Music
Though
A hidden
Beat
Only in
Your head

And she danced
Oh how she
Danced
For him
For him
For him
She became
More than
She thought
She was
She became
A Goddess
The Goddess
Of Rhythm
And Grace
He knew
He believed
He worshipped

27§ [Orig 10/14/10] http://www.brooklynartproject.com/profile/Tarakmahadi

8555 Masks of Life
[by S. David] [art by Nata Ibragimov]

Changes yes
Think
The masks
You wear
Put on
Take off
Daily
So many
You
From other’s
View
From you
They do that
They are
Not you
So many
So many
Each day
Ah but
It’s true
The times
There are
None
When
Alone
At home
Unless
You really
Seek to
Deceive
Yourself

31§ [Orig 10/12/10] http://www.nataillustration.com/paintingspage.html

8577 Stigma
[by S. David] [art by Genevive Zacconi]

It was always
The strange ones
He met
Women
That were
Different
Some had
Strange
Mental powers
See the past
See some futures
Channel the dead
But she was
Stranger
Than those
Psychosomatic
Maybe no
Definitely
They were
Going out
A formal affair
Well dressed
Yes she knew
How to
But
But
Then
Stigma
Appeared
Visible
Scene from
A crucifixion
He couldn’t
Do it
They
Stayed home

36§ [Orig 11/06/10]
http://www.genevive.com/gallery.php

8599 Hurricane
[by S. David] [art by Zaria Forman]

Power
Power
And what is
Man
He may stretch
Out his hand
Press a button
And a city
Disappears
But
But
The God
Of earth
And Heaven
Yes we can
Explain
After the fact
Even sometimes say
“Soon”
The land
Explodes
Volcano
The waters
Mount
Tidal wave
Wash away
And
The winds
Blow
Tornado
And lo
Wind and rain
Walk the land
Hurricane
Ah yes
We can
Explain
Explain

38§ [Orig 11/13/10] http://zariaforman.com/page.php?go=1

8302 Human
[by S. David] [art by Tarak Mahadi]

Shudder
Shiver
Cower
Whence comes
Your hero
Who shall
Protect you
From
The Druj
The Devas
The bloodsuckers
That haunt
Your nights
Your days
Do you believe
But you must
If you want
Some hero
Some Saint
To put a hold
A stop to
Those who will
Suck your blood
Shred your body
In the day
In the night
You are human
Only human
They are not

29§ [Orig 4/17/10] http://www.brooklynartproject.com/profile/Tarakmahadi

4346 AZ
[by S. David][art by Thor Lindeneg]


Life cages you in
From the beginning
Boundaries from ‘A’
To ‘Z’ Fate brings two
Together and you are
Begun and you are born
And the world is
Limitless for you
Do not know do
Not remember and
You grow and so
You begin then see
The boundaries
The limits and you
Seek to transcend
Your body why
Because you know
For this body there is
A ‘Z’ and you do not
Know you hope you
Believe that there are
Other alphabets other
Letters after ‘Z’

23§ [Orig 1/7/06] http://www.lindeneg.dk/Surrealism/UK/galleri2.htm

8194 The Happy Whore of Babylon and the Antichrist
(True Love on the Eve of the Apocalypse)
[by S. David] [art by Carrie Ann Baade]

Lust turned
Love
Well it happens but
Who would
How could
It be on
The eve
Of destruction
Of the Apocalypse
She luscious
Ripe using
Selling her
Body a high
Price and he
Servant of
A pagan’s hell
The Antichrist
Seducer
Fornicator
Their world
Ending
In flood
In fire
Do they care
Do they see
Their eyes
Drink
In the other
They breathe
In the other
So do they care
Should they care
Their world ends
And it begins anew
Within
Their eyes

36§ [Orig 2/22/10]http://www.carrieannbaade.com/

8251 The Plague, an Allegory about Dating
[by S. David][art by Carrie Ann Baade]

But she’s kissed
So many
Of them
So many
As if God
Had sent her
A plague
A plague
Of frogs
None of them
The prince
The stories
Her mother
Her friends
Had promised her
And still
They come
And she doesn’t
Princess
Poor little
Hothouse
Flower seeking
Escape from
The frogs
The boys
That surround
That pester her
She’s ready
To scream
For none
None have
Passed
Her test

33§ [Orig 3/23/10] http://www.carrieannbaade.com/

8294 Passage
[by S. David][art by Thor Lindeneg]

Always it seemed
She stood
In judgment
Watching
Even when
She wasn’t there
She was
She was and
She was waiting
For him
To put
Away his toys
Away his childhood
Even
His favorite
Teddy
Become
Adult
Grow up
Rites of Passage
Leaving her
Leaving Mother
Behind
Letting her
Constant
Presence
Disappear
Fade into
The woodwork
The structure
Of his beliefs

31§ [Orig 4/14/10] http://www.lindeneg.dk/Surrealism/UK/galleri2.htm

6868 The Promise
[by S. David][art by Madeline von Foerster]

With the Turning
Of the Wheel
Is that not
The metaphor
Do you wish
The Weaving
Of the Tapestry
Or the Alpha
And the Omega
Whatever
The promise is
Her beauty and
She is beautiful
Will change then
Wither and die
But if on her
Grave you plant
A tree then behold
Or verily it will
Grow a Tree of
Life and if along
Her way there was
A babe then life
Could be eternal

24§ [Orig 3/06/08]http://www.madelinevonfoerster.com/

3334 Self Portrait [2]
[by S. David][art by Madeline von Foerster]

Unmoving, staring off
Into space, where is she?
Doves stand before her,
She does not see.
A butterfly flitters
About her head, she
Does not see. Where
Is she, into what
Realm has her mind
Slipped away? And she
Is not happy with
Herself. Dreamily,
She stands behind
Herself, boring a hole
Into her own head.
Put or take,
In or out,
A pale ghost of
Herself seeks change
In herself,
Seeks a new becoming.
Always a becoming,
But into what?

23§ [Orig 4/17/05]http://www.madelinevonfoerster.com/

3362 Odin Exchanging His Eye for Wisdom [1]
[by S. David][art by Madeline von Foerster]

A high price
But worthwhile
He knew in the end
And he would
Understand all
He did it himself
To drink from
Mimir’s Horn
Made the bargain
Cemented the deal
An eye to drain
The Horn of Wisdom
A fair exchange

12§ [Orig 4/29/05]http://www.madelinevonfoerster.com/

3371 She Appealed to Me
[by S. David][art by Madeline von Foerster]

And He left or
Fell asleep or
Washed His Hands
Of Man.
This she knew
In the depths
Of her soul
And yet she
Continued her
Work in the
Cloistered place.

I knew her,
She appealed
To me, Loki.
So I sought
Her out,
Asked her why?

Her simple reply,
“In a desperate
Age, I toil not for
God but for change.”

I said then,
For she was
A beauty,
“Leave off then
And come be
With me.”

30§ [Orig 4/30/05]http://www.madelinevonfoerster.com/

8359 Sword of God
[by S. David] [art by Melinda McCarthy]

Lightning struck
Imbue
Power
Power
Magnified
Unknown
Swords
Of iron
In the ground
So Thor Odin
Vulcan and
Others of
That ilk
May create
Endue endow
Invincible
Mysterious
Naming names
Swords of
Power
Passing through
Remaining in
Legends of
Then and
Now

25§ [Orig 5/24/10] http://artofmelush.com/

8409 Jester or I Make Your Face
[by S. David] [art by Samuel Lightwing]

Come I shall
Amuse you
Dance behind
Your eyes
In your mind
Tease and trick
You so easy
Fool
Fool
I make
You face
You
Show thoughts
Feelings
I wish
My trade
My stock
In trade
You laugh
But
In the end
You dance
To the tune
You see me
Dance to
My tune

26§ [Orig 7/13/10] http://www.samuellightwing.com/index.aspx

8267 Monk Dancing
[by S. David] [art by Peter DeCamp Haines]

Ah but
God calls
And he
He answered
God was
In his blood
A pounding
In his ears
His mind
Sometimes
Outside he
Hears
And to that
Music he
Must dance
A special dance
A dance
Of power
Of praise
To
His God
Watch
Watch
How he moves
To that music
He hears
Sometimes
Only
He hears

29§ [Orig 3/30/10] http://hainessculpture.com/

7932 Lubbriacodamore
[by S. David] [art by Visan Ioana Irina]

But he’s a fool
A believer
In love
Of all things
He falls easy
He falls hard
He falls often
Just a clown
Who has never
Learned
He drinks deep
Of the cup of love
Paying no
Attention to
Whom
It is love
He wants
Not a person
They’re too
Complex
They’re too
Difficult
Fool clown

23§ [Orig 8/20/09] http://www.visanarte.com/Home.html