by Talos1982Champ Fleurs, San Juan/Laventille, Trinidad and Tobago
Jun 2019 892 Views 0 comments
Not Tonight but Tomorrow (1978)
Author: MIGUEL ALGARÍN
Not tonight but tomorrow when the light turns the peach tree green and the Earth sprouts its young leaves looking to repeat the magical mystery tour of photosynthetic conversion of light and moisture into life— Not tonight but tomorrow when my body will have shed its fear of turning old and soft will I turn my speeding mind into the tunnels of your psyche to melt the calcium that constipates your synapses into a lubricating powder— Not tonight but tomorrow when the Universe moves on beyond the field of action that is the Earth to me and you will I discover the interplanetary clues that signal the roots of my moment to you— Not tonight but tomorrow will I throw my feelings into The streets to stew in the violence and despair of our planet— Not tonight but tomorrow will the Earth turn green again.
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Posted: Jun 2019
About this poem:
I came across this poem last night, and it captivated me with the phrasing and usage of his words.