A Lull; A Crisis – 14th September 2024

~ shaun tenzenmen

A Lull

Lulled into obedience
Cocooned in a routine
Lulling in a language
The soft belly fattened
Lulled back to sleep
A thief’s hand in the pocket
A lull in the fighting
Fresh-faced provincial naivety


A Crisis

Always in need of a crisis
To keep putting up prices
Push the thorn in deeper
Make this pain a keeper
Today was another bad day
Another breath stolen away
A cake built from glitter and guns
Towards the battle runs


A Lull; A Crisis

Lulled into obedience, always in need of a crisis
Cocooned in a routine to keep putting up prices
Lulling in a language, push the thorn in deeper
The soft belly fattened make this pain a keeper
Lulled back to sleep, today was another bad day
A thief’s hand in the pocket, another breath stolen away
A lull in the fighting, a cake built from glitter and guns
Fresh-faced provincial naivety towards the battle runs

6th Jun 2025 – Shared with dVerse OLN #385

19 thoughts on “A Lull; A Crisis – 14th September 2024”

    1. Thank you. I don’t remember if I saw this form somewhere before but just thought it would be interesting to write two separate poems that still worked when put together.

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    1. Thank you. From memory, I wrote them as shown. However, it all started with ‘Always in need of a crisis To keep putting up prices’ which I had written down some time before, in connection with the USA’s forever wars.

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