Ethos

I know the secrets

Behind the veil

I know who you were

Long before creation began 

I know the story you wonder about 

Hiding under the covers

Each night drenched with cowardness 

Clinging, pretending,

To be copacetic when you're not

I know where the future 

Begins to root

Creating, changing, and

Manipulating your psyche

I know where the key is

That unlocked the first signal

Of the entire multiverse 

I even know your death date

I know how you will die

But that's for another afternoon 

Drifting over coffee

When the sea is in a full red algae bloom

And they're partying on the moon

Once again.

Have you ever seen the moon

Fade, fade to green, orange, and an imperial purple

All in one night?

I suppose you missed that too

Failing to notice the bigger picture 

Right in front of your rather 

Largely obtrusive nose

But hey, if it's any consolation 

I spend most of my days laughing 

Ordering my pendants of orgonite 

Scrutinizing over every meaning 

Until all the crystals vibrate just right

Frequencies are the universal language 

For there must be a bit of perfection 

To balance the corruptive, disruptive, 

Chaotic chaos of epiphany

That alters us all

By the way, near and far

I do know all your ulterior motives

And I have to say, "Your deception 

Is as vast as the abyss 

Of the Mariana trench." ©

Karen L. Fleming, 5.14.26