Genius

a dangerous word
full of guilt and promise
often misunderstood
much less if ever
defined or fulfilled

there is genius in ignorance
more than one could ever design
into the hysterical awe and wonder of the greatest bomb yet to be
or the mayhem of microscopic conclusion
franchised by the architects of fear

genius wears black
believes in the rubric crucible of death after death
rides the feral roller coaster of depression
arms raised high
and negotiates the aether of
falling dreams one foot in front of the other
with verse

calls history liar
and weeps openly over the most casual cliché
breathes art
bleeds light
befriends trees
and everything yet to know

wears the untrained hair of a nervous garden
and is learning to play Gershwin's Rhapsody
on Picasso's blue guitar

            when walking into a room
            most experience eggs, water, salt, sugar & flour

others taste cake