11.28.2025

A Poem: Skin

Skin

My boy's hand
Breached in secret
Below the skin
The out-of-body
It entered
And now shows
Red boils peeling
Virus oh virus

Under his taught skin
Pools, festers, waits
And erupts from boils
Of unnatural sludge
Over his sincere efforts
To love life as it is
His skin will hold
His skin will hold

My love's eyes
Blaze sincere
Hold me safe
From a world unknown
I bank this gaze 
Into faith
Edging out room
For doubt oh doubt

Under my soft skin
Pools, festers, waits
And erupts from boils
Of unnatural sludge
Over my sincere efforts
To make a good life
My skin will hold
My skin will hold

The truth exists
Not frail but steadfast
We know
We all know
We search to find
A proven truth
That governs all
But lies oh lies

In our real world
Pool, fester, wait
And erupt from boils
Of unnatural sludge
Over our sincere efforts
To see life as it is
Our skin will hold
Our faith will hold

We wouldn't live
As we do
Without our faith
In truth, discovery
Belief in bonds
We must believe
For without
The deceit below

In our stretched world
Pools, festers, waits
And erupts from boils
Of unnatural sludge
Over our sincere efforts
To discover life as it is
Lies are not of this world
They're not of this world

Truth is the glue
Our time here is real
Nature is truth
laws unwavering
Cells obey laws
Forces that don’t lie
Searching reveals truth
But deceit oh deceit

Insincere intentions
Pool, fester, wait
And erupt from boils
Of unnatural sludge
Over our faithful efforts
To see this life as it is
Our hearts will hold
Because they must

Our wonderous skin
Regenerates, heals
Soft and supple
Alert and constant
Touches others
Wards the virus
But offers nothing
Faced with ideas

Ideas of harmony
Dreams of conquest
Erupt from our mouths
Pooling in our minds
Equality misogyny
Justice and peace
Ideas are not truth
But we have no other way

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