Inside the mind of Redde Michaels

Poet. Editor. Chaotic Good Nomadic Hermit.

 Mentalese: /ˌmɛn(t)lˈiz/ - [men-tuhl-EEZ]
noun
1. The hypothetical language of the mind
2. An echo chamber of thought and imagination
Read this and find my voice in the curls
my tone in their drift
your emotions evoked
by my hand
I would have you examine your contents
connecting body and mind
you would feel my frustration
miscommunications
echo from the mouth
of the caverns that keep me
Strike a match and see my visceral cathedral
watch the walls gleam
like shattered glass
let me feel what you feel
along the edges of my mineral luster
carve out what you can
and hold me to your heart
let me listen to the sacred symmetry

It's a pain worth bearing to know you
...
Excerpt from “Taciturn”