Latorial Faison is a native of Courtland

Chaos

By Latorial Faison

From the depths
of a mean spirited world
where love realizes hate
becomes us
and tears away
just eats away at us
human souls rot to the core
and I, with my bible reading self,
stand too confused about what to make of this
the here and now
the afterlife
as I'm faced with fears of immortality
red blood in blue veins
running on time
while life stands still at the creation of war
and the cremation of peace
with books, words, ethics,
money and motions,
potions, philosophies,
solutions and sayings
and the earth spins
minute by minute
into a sordid, confusing ideology
to greet the dutiful chosen
who have challenged life
defining it, maligning it, pretending to give it
then taking it away
those tongues of fire
that preach to us
without leading us souls
along the way
and I stand so . . .
commanded by thoughts
of living --in today's chaos-- without a soul.

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Latorial Faison is a native of Courtland, Virginia. She's a graduate of UVA and VA TECH. Latorial has authored two collections of poetry, Secrets Of My Soul (2001) and Immaculate Perceptions (Cross Keys Press, 2002). Her work has been featured in various literary journals, magazines and websites. Most recently, Latorial was published in Tavis Smiley's latest anthology, Keeping the Faith. She teaches English and Writing in Central Texas where she resides with her husband and two sons. Latorial is currently working on a third book of poetry, a children's book and possibly a fiction novel. Visit her online at http://www.latorialfaison.com/