Scott Thomas Outlar- Two Poems

Divine Education 

I’m white,

I’m straight,

and I’m a male

living in

modern day America,

which obviously means

I’m nothing but

a bigoted,

racist,

misogynistic,

homophobic,

cisgender,

out-of-touch

embodiment

of Satan

let loose

upon the earth.

Let not

my peaceful demeanor

and loving nature

for all

races, ethnicities,

genders, and creeds

get in the way

of your

righteous conclusion.

I know, I know,

you learned

the holy truth

from a book

in the class

you took

at the institution…

and that type

of knowledge

was decreed

from on high.

Where the Ugly Things Go to Die

  

Sometimes one deep breath

is simply just not enough

to stop the raging waters

of the mind

and sometimes a second mindful breath

will not cease

the oncoming flood

so take a third

and brace for impact

as the tidal wave commences

This water was not designed to cleanse

but to ignite and boil

the anger in my heart

until the steam valve bursts

and the dam breaks

to release all the poison

that eats away at organs

This is not a meditation

This is not a poem

This is God pissing vinegar

into open wounds

with a final kiss of death

to curse me unto grave

This is the chasm of Hell

opening its bloody womb

to suck me into the flames

that burn unto eternity

This is not a denial

This is not a plea for help

This is the shadow of death

lurking with perfect patience

for the precise moment to strike

and bury me unto darkness

Bio:

Scott Thomas Outlar is a politically correct teetotaler that would never dare to use any type of provocative language that might upset the apple cart. To read more of his mild-mannered verse, check out 17Numa.wordpress.com