“Of Lead”


I found only lead
raw and clandestine as the planted seed
held by hands attempting to perceive
that lead is all i’ve got

a cloud of proposed answers
for the arbitrary wonder
from this fine lead and its daunting potential
to the tree shaken free from leaves

to ask for control is to ask too much
look deep and penetrate the bare earth
find that surge to stay in touch
release the Secret and hold the line

and it started with the crack of a pencil
shattered under the weight it bore
looking past the shield and into the world
can one perceive only that which they are told?

Write without weight
Dream without material
Touch the intangible
Disintegrate

to float through the looking glass
and enter the world
flawlessly interrogating the sun
I tried to face the paper with loaded lead
to write without the fear of breaking

and now i’m down on my hands
looking for my head
searching for room to expand
but finding only lead
-Concrete Soul