Tag Archives: Scott Thomas Outlar

Of Gasping and Grasping

I saw a cross in the sky was that Jesus Christ or pollution I think it’s starting to tear all the fabric of autumn has loosened You scried the depths of the pool came up wild-eyed with spells of reflection … Continue reading

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Alms of Ouroboros

Those politics will eat you for breakfast and leave the empty plate smeared with grease That’s not God in your needle That’s not love in your message That’s not virtue in your stained glass That’s not power in your eyes … Continue reading

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Product Placement

Place your tax break near my lower bracket and then brace for balance upon impact as I send you swirling toward the higher class of holy angels that walk amongst us here on earth. Place your precious lips around the … Continue reading

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Monkeys on Mute

Here is a poem with its eyes cut out, bound in darkness, blinded by ignorance, branded with a mark on its forehead that would make Cain toss and turn in his grave from disbelief. Here is a chest with a … Continue reading

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Extinction Is the Genesis of Evolution

Crossing the bridge from distortion into silence creates the electric hum of a new awakening. If art is an unfolding rhythm then life must be a song in motion. There are certain comparisons that never seem to pop up on … Continue reading

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Another in the Urn

When the luster fades there is less Not every sterling piece of silver remains pristine Not every star in the sky continues to shine Most of these slowly burn away Scott Thomas Outlar hosts the site https://17Numa.wordpress.com where links to … Continue reading

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Involving Tongue and Blood

The best part of being with you was the poems that were born after our time was over. That might sound callous and mean, but, hell, I never claimed to be a saint. Tally up another one on the list… … Continue reading

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Dancing Where My Plot Will Lie

Sunshine and cigarette smoke amalgamate a new wave algorithm that sums up the random equation of divided light that pulses through my bloody lungs Each puff from the source counterbalances the wellspring of life with a dancing shutter step toward … Continue reading

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God, Love, Truth and Light

If you want God I can show you to the forest but that’s a tree you’ll have to find yourself If you want Love I can point at the moon all day but it is the night that you’ll be … Continue reading

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Taking Measure

What is the measure of a man? What is it that determines who we are? Is it the genes we are born with? Is it the millions of years of ancestral DNA? Is it the name we are given when … Continue reading

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Silver Neon Thunder Phoenix

The Unidentified Flying Object is falling. Quickly. Parachuting downward from the heavens. Earthbound with a message. Laced with an agenda. Sending out flares of warning. This could be the day of the invasion. Or this could be the day of the implosive flame up … Continue reading

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Zero Point

The end. Of everything. What else is there to say? After the final annihilation of consciousness. After the Big Bang in reverse. After the last hint of freedom is snuffed out. After the lights go down. Does it all start … Continue reading

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The Opening Salvo

Can’t be stopped. Won’t be stopped. Shall not be encumbered along the path toward transcendent evolutionary enlightenment. Nothing can slow down the steamboat intensity of a reckless abandon once all the marbles have been intricately placed in the same basket … Continue reading

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Tri-Polar Homeostasis

All rolled into one, the paradigms of yesterday become the evolved fresh perspective of a new present moment awareness. A cascading vision of truth shimmering upon the lake’s surface as the pristine water of the River Tao flows flawlessly along … Continue reading

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Fluffy Fever Dream Symphony

Contrarian values escalated to the highest peak. Uppercased and placed on a silver pedestal. Superhuman friction fundamentals scratch against the metal spike, working out all the rough edge elementals. Flashpoint of retardation as the species takes a high-voltage dose of … Continue reading

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