Original DDE™ surrealistic art: “Weight of War” by: rob kistner © k10/24/23
War
my ruined eyes
crisp from the day’s cruel sun
burnt by devastation’s fires
scorched by images of relentless horror
blurred by stinging tears of sorrow
take refuge
in this late-evening rain
thick with battle smoke
falling heavy as a shroud
clinging
opaque
mercifully obscuring
I am sustained
by this damp pall
that descends cool upon me
wraps ‘round my pained countenance
fevered with fatigue
twisted with despair
drawn
by a faded memory of honor
a faint echo of duty
a frayed thread of human dignity
I’ve stumbled
collapsing here
broken by this sin I shoulder
not of my making
but of my charge
now my sin
unleashed by others
those above
those in warm dry offices
those removed
who would impose their delusions
to advance their selfish agenda
those who would rule the world
Original DDE™ surrealistic triptych: “The Brass”
by: rob kistner © 10/24/23
a world now broken
corrupted by their illusions
spoiled by their vanity
a world in chaos
as darkness deepens
this nocturne
I have but this ruin-riddled
highway of blood
of dying dreams
violated innocence
merciless destruction
of horrific death
this path of my duplicity
of my guilt
my shame
oh
for some water pure
to wash this unspeakable
from my eyes
but only the soot of death
is falling from the skies
and so
I stumble on
bent by the weight
of this falling evening
by the relentless weight
of this war
drowned in its drenching sorrow
my spirit hollow and empty
I slink exhausted
into this coming night
and
the next night
and
the night that follows
that always follows
captive on this road of murder
of brutal
human
arrogance
a prisoner
of this lost highway
seeking forgiveness
Original DDE™ surrealistic art: “Peace?”
by: rob kistner © 10/24/23
Peace
What is SO funny about peace love and understanding?
war is life out of balance
war is love out of balance
peace is life in balance
love is life in balance
life is balance
the keeping of it
the regaining of it
when lost
life is awesome
an experience of the profound
it is the mystery
we are not meant to solve
rather
to celebrate
with grace
and wonder
so wonder powerfully
and dream ferociously
let fly those dreams
from open arms
so promise’s winds
catch them to soar
Original DDE™ surrealistic art: “Love Set Free”
by: rob kistner © 10/26/23
bestow those dreams
wings of faith
to carry you
to wisdom’s shore
share those dreams
with an open mind
resonate truth
inspire others to be more
offer those dreams
in peace to all
in love to all
love is the door
the gateway
to the great mystery
love is all you need
in the end
the love you take
is the love you make
so share love
make love
love with great freedom
with great abandon
with gratitude
with the power of the spheres
just as the butterfly
lights upon the petal
so too
hold love
tenderly
love is the truth
love is the balance
Original DDE™ surrealistic art: “Love’s Elusive Butterfly”
by: rob kistner © 10/26/23
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