SCOTT THOMAS OUTLAR

SCOTT THOMAS OUTLAR

BLINKING BEFORE EXPANSION

There is enough

of this night sky

to pass around

on a silver platter

so all of us

can feast at once

and taste the truth

as chaos blooms

in revelry

I want to rip

the moon

out of its spin

and dance on earth

with its blood eclipse

I want to kiss

each star

with a silent scream

and swallow fire

from the light they sing

There are enough

beams in this world

to cast from our eyes

with a golden rod

so all the flames

can torch at once

those fears we thought

would lead us

into glory

I want to tear

God’s heart

from off its throne

and plant it here

so we’re never alone

I want to take

good aim

as it all goes dark

to heal the shadows

that have left their mark

 

UNLEARNED BALLOONS

No matter how full

of hot air

my consciousness

has become

at certain points

during this life

I’ve never been

so silly

as to believe

that I knew it all

though I will admit

there have been times

when I at least thought

I knew a little

but my mind

might as well

be one second old

at the moment

because all false perceptions

that have arisen

from the past

are starting to pop

left, right, and center

which is perfectly fine

because I’ve always been cool

with raking my ego

over the coals

when the future starts calling

with truth, love, and light

 

FLIP OF THE COIN

Whatever we find

in the spaces between

the hunger of yesterday

and the thirst of tomorrow

will either satiate

or consume us

today

SCOTT THOMAS OUTLAR

SCOTT THOMAS OUTLAR hosts the site 17Numa.com where links to his published poetry, fiction, essays, interviews, reviews, live events, and books can be found. His work has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net. Scott was a recipient of the 2017 Setu Magazine Award for Excellence in the field of literature. His words have been translated into French, Italian, Dutch, Persian, Serbian, Albanian, and Afrikaans. He has been a weekly contributor at Dissident Voice for the past four years.