Israfil’s Trumpet call.

The death bell toll.

A new sound of old.

A whip, crack & a spark
I slip on my death mask
As flicker & flame
Rise up through my mane
My eyes are afire
Death, my desire-


Phoenix alight
So high & so bright-

!TRANSMUTE!

Flitter & falter.

Falling now faster.

Ashes to Ash.


Israfil’s Trumpet call.

An old sound of new.

PHOENIX

Save the Day

Step by Step,
Arriving Together in
Equal footing,
at The End of the Day.

What they don’t reveal –

Is that Pandora was Brave to open The Box.
Alice Little Courageous falling down the Rabbit Hole.
Belle Fortescue Valiant taking on the Beast.
Red Riding Hood Fearless against the Wolf.
Snow White Selflessly helping the 7 Dwarves.
Dorothy Lionhearted defeating The Wicked Witch.

For to reach equal footing
Heroine’s must be free & able to act
Just as does the Hero.

The Fairy Godmother’s Intelligence saving Cinderella’s life.
Gretel’s Cunning in cleverly defeating The Witch.
Polly Plumber fearlessly Equaling Digory Kirke in Narnia.
Hermione Granger for being The Greatest Witch of her age.
Matilda who Leads by example, standing up to bullies.
Luna Lovegood for Finding solutions amongst myriad of magic, unseen by the casual eye.

And so.
At the end of the day.

Be Brave & Humble:

Allow Heroines their Magic
Strength & Brain,
So they may
stand Proud in the sun.


& also Save the Day.

*All poems written by Mark David Acton Bond.

4 GRAVITY

1988 –

The rain is like a flame

It is very hard to tame.

The wind flies through the trees

And stops to a halt and becomes a breeze.

2021 –

Rain is like the flame.

Both are very hard to tame.

The wind flies through the trees

and stops at a halt to become a breeze.

Paradise

If It’s Bitter At The Start. It’s Sweeter In The End. Take It, & Eat It Up. & It Will Make Ur Belly Bitter. But It Shall Be In Ur Mouth Sweet As Honey. Candy is Dandy. Liquor is Quicker. But U & I Are Quickest. Bliss. Bomb. Sugar. Spice.

= Our Paradise.

Dead Living II

Like Women (of the past)

When you have your Credibility taken from you

When you have your Intelligence overruled

When the ones you love no longer see You

When your peace of Mind is robbed

When your Successes are just failures

When your Voice is no longer heard

When your Liberty is shut away

When your Rights are ignored

When your Opinions are void

When Love isn’t

You ARE back.

Dead Living.

The Somme of Us – 12 June 2017

Written for Russell Crowe originally as has links to The Sum of Us, Gladiator and young gay male suicide.

For King
For Queen
For the People
and the Land.

One step, Bravery
One step, Fear
One step, Absent
As the time draws near.

Where for art thou?
You ‘Intelligentsia’, you Givers,
You Rulers and Administrators.

Left hand, Jitters
Right hand, Loads
Both hands, Lock
As the heart draws closed.

Lion, of Battle.
Bird, of Hope.
Messenger untrusted
So to ash we go.

Eyes Ablaze

Inspired majorly by Alanis Morissette.

First thing that you’ll notice is an attraction toward each other

No, not a lie, it started since time was a first memory.

There was an apple, there was a snake, there was no division
There was no split, there was a seamlessness in the fabric of life.

Two became one, and then everyone was One for ourselves
Everyone came together to support each other, love overruled the realm.


All our devotions and temperaments are pulled from the same wells
We hold in high regard that we are made of the same cells.

To my girl, all that energy, so wild
Love your hues and your blues in equal measure
Your comings and your goings-away
My mission is to keep the light in your eyes ablaze.

Second thing you’ll notice is that we
Always think that there is enough
It won’t feel dark
It won’t feel lonely and you’ll know why you’re here
You will be covered with lightness and a sense of hopefulness
And what matters is you will keep the core connected to the Oneness.

To my girl, all your innocence and fire
When you reach out, I am here hell or high water
This nest is never going away
My mission is to keep the light in your eyes ablaze

And this chord is unbreakable
This blazing light is there in your pocket
And this Bond, beyond unshakeable
We will always remember all at the same time

We remember all at the same time

To my boy, my precious, gentle warrior
To your sweetness and your strength in exploring
May this Bond stay with you through all your days
My mission is to keep the light in your eyes ablaze.

To my Lady, all your innocence and fire
When you reach out, I am here hell or high water
Our nest is never going away
My mission is to keep the light in your eyes ablaze.

First thing that you’ll notice
Is that everything is semi-permanent

(To my girls) next thing you might notice
Is that we will always be a family
(To my boy) my mission is to keep the light in your eyes ablaze.

My mission is to keep the lights in our eyes ablaze.

U – 17th September 1996

Even on the first day I knew
There was something different there inside of you
You weren’t just a shell with space inside
I told myself you were nothing – I suppose I lied.

You ideas and thoughts were mind you see!
These thoughts you had were so like me
The rush of relief and oneness had me beat
And there you had me head over feet.

All I want is that you see
The person that is you, so familiar to me
I need that someone to cling to
I suppose all I really need is just – you.

But that’s when reality sets in
Fool’s Gold is that substance within
You’re so much higher that I can ever be
Never with someone like you – and someone like me.

“If I could change the world” is what I said
Well, that’s just voices inside my head.
Please keep smiling and loving – it’s so your style
’cause knowing you’re happy makes all this worthwhile.

Untitled – 5th May 1999

Burn the books
Sublimation of oppression and frustration

White, blue and red becoming black
Slowly, quickly – but all changing
Becoming miniatures of it’s self
And floating away.

Purification from injustice was the belief
A practice handed down from generation to generation.
If only I’d realised that the tomes contained
The very things that I stand for – the very things that I subvert.

“Ashes to ashes”

Ashes aiding in the growth process
Your assumption, your subjective beliefs,
Your arrogance, your bias.

Burn your books.