John Pursch- A Poem

John Pursch lives in Tucson, Arizona. Twice nominated for Best of the Net, his work has appeared in many literary journals. His first book, Intunesia, is available at http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/whiteskybooks. Check out his experimental lit-rap video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l33aUs7obVc. He’s @johnpursch on Twitter and john.pursch on Facebook.

Relics of an Inner Sphere

Hobbling toward the horizon,

a perspectival leap in store,

our nebulous longings

confuse the afterlife

with deified portals

to another world.

Attempts to grasp

the overarching entity,

doomed to infinite regress,

shape our days

to cratered relics

of an inner sphere.

Automatic yearners

plunder the scalar skies

for heavenly drops of delight,

but render only the furrows

of yet another fitted brow.