Etc Etc Etc

ETC ETC ETC





In thy breaking heart, obscured,

Silent whereas no one

Gives a “shit.” 

Whereas a single voice or one still moment in

its measure linger,

This message, “unrecieved.”

Where no amount of time, wine-roses or memories can heal.

As human falls, fails broken, out of reason.

Long letters written, months recorded days, photographs and longings,

And unrelenting dreams.

The cold earth, this cold world

Which still compels,

The embodiment or abandonment, of spirit.

Where all of your magnificent angels have flown, and have now fallen below,

To the pavement.

Love, no longer a poem but only a word,

Too slow to process.

Poet, out of time place and season.

Century… Here.

In thy soul, thy breaking heart obscured, silent.

Whereas no one gives a “shit.”

Etc Etc.Etc.

This message “unrecieved.”

RM Engelhardt
has published several books over the last decade including Nod~Logos~Alchemy~The Last Cigarette: The Collected Poems of R.M. Engelhardt & others. His current experimental book of poetry & prose is called “Versus”. His work has also been published by many journals both in print & on the internet including Retort, Verve, The Boston Review, Sure! The Charles Bukowski Newsletter , Thunder Sandwich, The Angry Poet, Full of Crow, Outsider Writers & many others. R.M. currently lives in Albany, NY.