big vibecamp poem

(June 2023. I went to Vibecamp and ran a Decentralized Poetry workshop. Was a big hit despite rain! We all made poems in pairs, triads, sextets, and then one giant poem at the end. This is the giant one, everyone contributed a line.)

big vibecamp poem

we think in chainlinks of lightning like the
twittering of birds in mirth after rain

bottling thunder into elixirs unseen racing
against time

my context window only goes so far back

only as far back as the ATF can track me

fully omniscient, but omnipotent as the
back-office bureaucrat, my limbic
extensions unlimited

i know what i want but it slips through my
fingers
Why is water so damn wet

electrocution is a worthy goal

i guess

you do you

the birds call from the lightning storm in
limited character count

can you hear their songs beneath the
thunder?

AaaaAAAAaaAaa as the birds sing
gracefully

the clashing of swords over a meadow

keeping it dramatic

the swords are too blunt

the blades of grass too sharp

playing a haunting melody like a harp

or

the polite silence shattered by sound

the cracks surround

the craftiness abounds

the downflow crowns

the humble king