Chuck deVarennes

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Between anger and loving lies
The place compassion fades and dies.
Harsh judgment and decided act
Become kaleidoscopic fact.

Confusion washes through the hole
Created in a sickened soul.
Self-righteous anger brews a mix
And fools the mind with colored tricks.

Bright logic only blinds the eyes
If reason's chain begins from lies,
And then a deadly weapon's built
By painted fear and secret guilt

Until the colors merge to black
And drive a darkened mind's attack
Against all love. O twisted pride!
The killing is a suicide.

Chuck deVarennes lives in the mountains of north Georgia and commutes to Atlanta, where he earns his daily bread in the construction industry. He has published poetry locally and nationally, and he is co-host of a monthly poetry reading at Atlanta's famous Café Diem. Chuck was named Atlanta's Best Spoken Word Artist by the weekly newspaper Creative Loafing.