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Inversion
 
By Sean 11/01/99
  For ancient celts 'tis a new year
  Lowly poets teach royals no winter fear
  Even jesters babble - write braggart tones
  Verses meant for witches, hags, chrones.
   
  I fumble, mumble, tumble toward your orb
  Exchanging insights of what to absorb
  Wall with missing bricks start to crumble
  Did you feel the latest rumble?
   
  Both seem cautious of nature's force
  Filling silence with chatter course
  Wondering why two paths converge
  Holding ground yet a curious urge.
   
  Confessions given still no flight
  Hold back virtue a hubris fight
  Secrets held fast not winds four
  Exciting knock at a familiar door.
   
  This culture is filled with bloody lies
  Victors hid crimes block rewrite cries
  Yet call for "honesty" fair maid request
  Between us, I'll do my very best.
   
  I've swung far side truths two absolutes
  Mistake marks my face show karma roots
  Sketches, melodies, flashes begun to bloom
  Your turn now plenty of speaking room!