impenetrable

by Roberto Lavidez

the poet contemplating

the maelstrom of change

launches into a recitation

of grievances

clenches his fist in a rage

with pressing desire

to be in the middle

of things

leading discussions

of grammatical and

allegorical exegesis

worshipping

the ideas and ideals

that are forbidden

with intent on

politicking any situation

lambasting tragic

tradition of subservience

and obscurantism

attacking the system

that made beasts of men

praising a few heroes

who told the truth

and risked their lives

those who tried to

preserve their dignity

who were crushed

and thrown away

he somehow sees the

profound aspects

of human nature

despite the fact

the entire historical

experience is literally

crying out about the

inevitability of conflict

and hopelessness

in constant danger

he writes from a

sense of adventure

interfering with

divine purpose and

prophesies of the

so called enlightened

his consciousness is

mired by conflicting strains

of schizophrenic revolt

capable of multiplicities

of meaning he embodies

secret societies manipulating

the intellectual

and political life

of theworld

penetrating the untamed

and virtually unexplored

for now his mind is

a  B  L  A  N  K

as uninked paper

still muttering

“By God, I’ll show them.”

  ©robertolavidez2013