Disturbed conscience of young America, 2023
From the series - Jagged edge of the ambient ether
Acrylic on canvas
57.4 x 72 inches (146 x 183 cm)
© Tobin Lush

fired up earth
truth the last thing
on my mind
didn’t want it in my house

gone looking
but when he found it
ruined him in the
black hills station

like a nerve tonic
necks a pale blur
shooting off
flower like

the songs weren’t
darker than clear answers
the fates of protest
acquired in a past life

eyes wide open
but what did they say?
in old memories
salvaged from lifetimes

emotions got weak
walking small over
the black stream
the woods the oceans

an architect of harmony
the crowded room
on a cloudless day
dressed in sun

disturbed conscience of young America
shuddered and trembled
there it was again

a roaring in your head
                           knife like

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