Stanzaic Stylings

Time to let go A melancholy moment with the rising of dawn A sense of clarity come and gone For I've said goodbye again and again In tears that won't flow, for you, my friend Yet, the soul cries liar, I cannot deny,  the feelings of  longing deep inside But, my heart, my heart,  speaks a truth The soul does not know It is time the  heart whispers,  to just let  go

The Notorious V-I-C That's short for Victoria, and I was and am notorious because I dared to speak of sex ("Let women issue a declaration of independence sexually,                                                           and absolutely refuse to cohabit with men until they are acknowledged as equals in everything, and the victory would be won in a single week") I was also notorious because I was the embodiment of Whitman's words ('Do I contradict myself? Very well then I contradict myself I am large, I contain multitudes'): practicing Christian principles although I was opposed to organized religion, the first to publish in America The Communist Manifesto  in English at the same time Tennie and I were working as the first female stockbrokers, etc. I gave a speech in Washington, D.C.'s Lincoln Hall on February 16, 1871 Here is part of that...

Sentence of the Scabbed Torn from the pages Of life by the sweeping Changing of the seasons Dismal articulation Comes in waves Which can only Be described As pain The soliloquy sun Saunters splendidly In the afternoon While I pick At the wounds Which my mind creates BIO: Adam Levon Brown is an internationally published author, poet, amateur photographer. He is Founder, Owner, and editor in chief of Madness Muse Press. He has had poetry published hundreds of times in several languages, along with 2 full collections and 3 chapbooks.  He also participates as an assistant editor at Caravel Literary Arts Journal

  He was amazing to behold  in his stillness! ; Original photography and quote by: Michael Gonzalez copyright 2018