SCOTT THOMAS OUTLAR

 

What Roars Below

 

brewing

 

not quite a boil … yet

 

churning underneath

a sure explosion

biding its time

 

constructing a blueprint

to rise without aggression

 

violet flames

liquid consciousness

 

a compulsion toward creation

unbridled human expansion

 

the artistic urge

 

self-actualization/individuation

finding cohesion with the collective

 

sacred space of duality

breather of light discovered in shadow

 

cynicism turned on its head

affirmation

 

the great yes to it all

flow/flux

 

gestation turnkey

an opening of eyes

 

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People have been writing prophecies

about the end of the world

since time immemorial

because, let’s face it,

fear sells…

 

whether scribbled on the wall of a cave,

endorsed officially by King James,

or ranted on street corners by madmen,

ideas about Armageddon

mirror the inevitability of individual death

that each mortal soul must face,

and so we are drawn to such concerns

like moths to the flame.

 

Oh, sweet Jesus!

I just saw

the sky crack open

and meteors

start to rain

down to earth

in apocalyptic waves

of galactic chaos…

 

so please hurry, folks,

step in line,

break out your pocketbooks,

and make checks

payable to:

Herald J. Harbinger Jr.

(all major credit cards

are also accepted).       

 

Fervent Proclamations

 

Let there be a righteous fervor

rising from the depths of molten magma,

spitting flames in the form of venom

to scorch all lies to ash.

 

Let there be a hallelujah choir

singing from the tongues of angels,

serenading truth with high voltage plasma

to flip the script on chaos.

 

Let there be a revelation ceremony

erupting from the heart of humanity,

raging across four compass points

to cleanse this holy earth.

 

SCOTT THOMAS OUTLAR

 

SCOTT THOMAS OUTLAR originally hails from Atlanta, Georgia. He now resides 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. Selections of his poetry have been translated and published in 15 languages. He has been a weekly contributor at Dissident Voice for the past ten years. More about Outlar's work can be found at 17Numa.com.