Love Song in The Kingdom of Ashes
written by: John Sweet
sunlight and subtle hope and
who is there left for us to be in
this age of dying seasons?
who do we love if not the
people we used to dream of being?
faith, i think, stunted and
malnourished, but still faith
the future, which only has to
exist until my death
the past, which only holds whatever
meaning you allow it to
and i will be nameless in a
world of labels and tags,
but i will not be blind
i will be a prophet ignored and
then a heretic remembered
and all of it for you, the only
truth i have ever known
John Sweet sends greetings from the rural wastelands of upstate NY. He is a firm believer in writing as catharsis, and in the continuous search for an unattainable and constantly evolving absolute truth. His latest poetry collections include A FLAG ON FIRE IS A SONG OF HOPE (2019 Scars Publications) and A DEAD MAN, EITHER WAY (2020 Kung Fu Treachery Press).
Latest posts by John Sweet (see all)
- Love Song in The Kingdom of Ashes - April 6, 2022
- In The Torn-Apart Years - December 7, 2021
- This Dangerous Silence - August 26, 2021
