Lit-zine
JU
Scott Thomas Outlar
From out the Silence…Light
Exhausted Rhythms
Smooth Sailing
across the Divide
Scott Thomas Outlar spends the hours flowing and fluxing with the (sometimes chaotic) tide of the Tao River while laughing at and/or weeping over the existential nature of life. His words have appeared recently in venues such as Dissident Voice, Dead Snakes, Section 8, Your One Phone Call, and Siren. His debut chapbook "A Black Wave Cometh" will be released in April by Dink Press. More of Scott's writing can be found at 17numa.wordpress.com.
Something silent this way comes –
What ancient angles call out the angels?
What sacred shapes complete the cycle?
This gray world is seeking its shine
crying out for color
Stain these windows
Paint these walls
Sing these hymns
and pray for the light at the end
of the tunnel
to pierce through a breaking fog
We’ve been left in the dark too long
Stoic statues waiting on a miracle –
Seeking some corporate master to save the day
when the answers lie not in concrete pavement
and flashing neon billboard advertisements
selling the sickness unto our death
but in the subtle shades of green
still alive and breathing
in an open park where trees are vibrant
and persistent grass pushes up through cracks
A fountain of youth
in the center of gravity’s rotation
A tower to Heaven
we can climb once we’re ready
Unbound of these earthly shackles
Prepared for a higher destiny
moving hand-in-hand toward something more
A cleansing tide is coming soon –
Who will be stuck in the oil spill?
Who will build their Buddha raft
and set sail atop the high peak wave?
A God sent ark built with
our own two hands and conscious ingenuity
Every problem has a solution
once the ways of old perception are smashed
with a hammer designed to demolish false idols
The Kingdom has been here all along
Time now to see who chooses
to unlock the pearly gates within
so the New Age can come in peace
Back into the blue
with shades of crisp yellow
pulsing upon the burnt horizon,
spilling downward
in disjointed rhythm
to the singing cicadas.
An eagle bursts into flames,
crashes into a cloud,
sucks the exhausted frequencies
from the tailpipe
of a dying jetliner,
then fades into absolution’s oblivion.
The taste of spoiled wine
corrupts the tongue
like poisoned tap water,
and I am instantly saved
from all your foolish sins.
I’m crossing the Rubicon
I’m not looking back
I don’t need the past
I’ve sucked dry its nectar
The ripe fruit was luscious
Eve and I plucked it
down from the garden
to bathe in the juices of light
The future is golden
if I can just get there
A symphony crashing
on wavelengths I knew not existed
Knowledge is power
I’m feeling strong so
I’ll dive in the ocean
and swallow the whole lot of life
Drown in the rhythms
of dancing vibrations
I saw the source code
crack and spill out with The Word
The sirens were screaming
I couldn’t stop laughing
There’s no chance in hell
I’ll wreck on their rocks of mirage