We Push It Down
written by: Mark Alden
We push it down
to drown the sound
of that seductive (if not slightly unhinged)
inner voice, inviting us to jump the rails
into a deliciously wild country.
Yes, we push it, push it, pack it down,
this is how we move around
the world in a straight line,
gain respect, become upstanding citizens,
obedient animals in the field,
when sometimes all we really want
is to drop to our knees,
drown in our memories,
or take a quick dive
just one more time,
headlong, into a massive pile
of freshly raked October leaves.
Mark Alden is a writer and photographer. He is the author of the blog Haunted Avenues. His work has also appeared in the digital publications Illumination and Illumination Curated. He lives and works in upstate New York.
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