Still Shining
Fly on the words of Scott Thomas Outlar! From Atlanta, Georgia, read his exceptional poetry to bring depth to your Saturday.
Fertile Easter
Elements of the sun/
past primal
(post-apocalyptic
w/truth rising)/
puffing rays of light
(infinite in scope
w/tendencies everlasting)/
huffing a solar frenzy
(frantic & resplendent)/
housed in comfort
(calm arms
of a clear blue sky)
One day an inevitable return/
ash again
& scattered atoms
(splintered science
cannot quite
taste God’s love)/
slanted visions
(focused solely
on cross
& crown)/
silenced objections
(intense emotions
w/waves of hope)/
structured in faith
(peace will reign
1,000 years
& more)
Test Tube
Glow-in-the-dark cats
(not just their eyes)
spliced
gene soup
theory
scurry in the labs
(rat species)
to dream up the next
mad
scheme
Aliens in the airwaves
(bleeding frequencies)
subtle
vibrations
of DMT dreams
shifting crystal symphonies
(rupturing portals)
singing atoms
into
Adam’s apple
Maps
Feed me music from the cut of your tongue
the black of your lungs
I need notes for salvation
I need noise like a plague
Spin your soft spells on my skin
live wire spine
I need a song for the darkness
I need a dance when the hour grows tired
Artist:
Scott Thomas Outlar lives and writes in the suburbs outside of Atlanta, Georgia. His work has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net. He guest-edited the 2019 and 2020 Western Voices editions of Setu Mag. Selections of his poetry have been translated into Afrikaans, Albanian, Bengali, Dutch, French, Italian, Kurdish, Persian, Serbian, and Spanish. His sixth book, Of Sand and Sugar, was released in 2019. His podcast, Songs of Selah, airs weekly on 17Numa Radio and features interviews with contemporary poets, artists, musicians, and health advocates.
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