3 poems by R. Gerry Fabian

Seeking Asylum

What Freud jumble-juxtaposed?
Poor man. Forked helplessly
in great homo sapiens noodle soup.
(Chicken ego parlor play desire plus
sublimated id broth plus super ego
cemented noodle cocktail party
chatter.)  Imagine telepathic
sensory flashes visualized
as cajun bayou needle voodoo.
A code vacuum scramble
shields interior exercise message.






Third Person Omniscient

In a neatly scripted letter
the desert boy drives a stake
and denies your Spanish Armada affection.
With love as a ruptured wineskin
she pantomimes astrology and pronounces
the loss of her pregnant sister.
An old man of religion awaits
a sign that forms a scar on her hand
There is never a communication.
By the window a street urchin is stabbed.
When the crowd quenches curiosity 
She slips out and steals a bloody scarf.
It remains under her pillow yet.
She contemplates leaving but
it is too easy.
three days hence, a raven gives her hope.

Somewhere in St. Louis
the desert boy has second thoughts
as he leaves the bed of his latest lover.
His thesaurus mind composes a reunion
he never finds time to write.





Oxide Elements
I am the farrier
of your wandering walk,
your silent stride,
your ghostly gallop.

I heat forge
the metal of 
your meticulous 
motion.

On my love anvil,
I take fire spark
spitting iron
and perfectly shape
molten mandrake
and that is why 
our love
is sizzle steam
water casted.

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R. Gerry Fabian is a published poet and novelist. He has published five books of poetry: Parallels, Coming Out Of The Atlantic, Electronic Forecasts, Wildflower Women as well as his poetry baseball book, Ball On The Mound. In addition, he has published five novels: Getting Lucky (The Story), Memphis Masquerade, Seventh Sense, Ghost Girl and Just Out Of Reach.

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