SCOTT THOMAS OUTLAR

 

Sharp Curves

 

Allow me to finish this notebook

at a fine point/on a high note

 

Have I bashed/cursed the beast enough?

 

Dues are paid through resistance

to the methods of persuasion

pushed to keep the flock distracted

 

and not a single sheep that was spared

from facing the woodshed all its days

 

(broken down to component parts/

witness the abstraction of wholeness)

 

will have the resiliency required

to cast these leeches off in the end

 

Forever now

we’ll taste the hook

about

renaissance

and its many flavors

 

Any Means (By Kink Or Crook)

 

I breathe spring’s pollen

as if it’s manna from heaven

and let it sing through my system

 

while I listen to the coughs

being hacked all around

and long for the nostalgia

of a healthier age

 

but we are at the cusp

of interesting times

one way or another

 

There are no respites remaining

 

It’s a rough fall

down to your knees

when licking boots

 

and it’s a long haul

on up the mountain

to shine with glory

 

so pick your pleasure

and pucker up

 

I’m righteous

and ready

to place my lips

squarely upon

the face of the sun

 

so shove your claims

about stolen thrones

at someone who still cares

 

Of Shaking Loose And Shedding Fully

 

During this release

of darkness

it is time

to turn within

 

no longer needing

the reflection of mirrors

that were not presented

in ages past

 

finding instead

an inner resolve

and knowingness

as a pure source

divined inwardly

 

Intention   Alignment

Focus                   Balance

Magic                  Accord

 

Casting spells of intimacy and co-creation

through energetic outbursts and volcanic spiritual eruptions

 

SCOTT THOMAS OUTLAR

 

SCOTT THOMAS OUTLAR is originally from Atlanta, Georgia. He now lives and writes in Frederick, Maryland. His work has been nominated multiple times for both the Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net. He guest-edited the Hope Anthology of Poetry from CultureCult Press as well as the 2019-2023 Western Voices editions of Setu Mag. He is the author of seven books, including Songs of a Dissident (2015), Abstract Visions of Light (2018), Of Sand and Sugar (2019), and Evermore (2021 - written with co-author Mihaela Melnic). Selections of his poetry have been translated and published in 14 languages. He has been a weekly contributor at Dissident Voice for the past eight and a half years. More about Outlar's work can be found at 17Numa.com.