Michael F. Nyiri: 2004: "Compromisel"

Friday, February 13th, 2004 4:32 p.m. pst
poetry by Michael F. Nyiri

"Compromise"

Friday, February 13th, 2004 4:32 p.m.pst
(an exercise in spontaneous poetry 1)


I ache to throw my arms around the world,
A mammoth hug for humanity
Somewhere I will be similarly embraced
And somewhere I will be smitten for my efforts
Because I have offended someone else

I come to you to give you news of the day
I might be ecstatic, bursting, emotive
But you don't want to hear about it
I'll hit a stalled locomotive

Wisdom prevailed throughout centuries past,
But in time we all forgot wisdom
leaving him to 
consider
the      cosmic 
             circumstance
                  of compromise
And the reason why we can't look each
other in the eyes....

I tremble with pain for the crisis laden 
and no matter what I am feeling
Somewhere in the world someone cares
And somewhere someone doesn't
The ironclad way it always has been.

I turn to you in bed looking puzzled
I want to say this to you but somehow I can't 
I'm afraid we've lost the connection
Compromise has never been known to enchant

Wisdom walked on a long time ago,now
Memory and lost moments
consider
the      cosmic
             circumstance
                 of compromise
And we bear the burden of the
truths between the lies

     It seems, God's Irony Unveiled, 
     No one surrenders to their better nature
     Too bad that compromise has been uncompromising