inscrutable

[Ken Corbett]

Faces that were once alive have turned to fleshless wax
words that once had meaning are now empty and obscure

Smiles that used to beam now seem pasted on
and eyes that danced with gleam now glare obsidian.

Friends who greeted me yesterday now turn away
Doors that stood open for me are now shut in my face

Memories of love and friendship turn into impossible dreams
Night after night is spent reeling from nightmare to nightmare

The world has become inscrutable.

[Elle Rush]

Ken, this one is sad... and yet I FEEL where it is coming from. Things seem really whack these days, for lack of a better word... people are so heavily weighted down in their own troubles, everything is happening at once. Very good lines here, great writing. Soulful!