Exit Through The Vent

By James Hirt

Poetry that challenges the reader. This book touches on subjects such as legacy, religion, forgiveness, sex, lust, relationships, family, and lost loved ones to name a few.

• Language: English
• Publisher: James Hirt
• Release date: Nov 10, 2012
• ISBN: 9781301099627

James Hirt

I am a mechanic for a major airline based in Atlanta. I am the single father of three boys. In addition to writing I also have an affinity for painting and do so on a regular basis. Some of my work is on Etsy. Thank you for reading my work. Best regards, Jim

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Exit Through The Vent

By

James M. Hirt

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Exit Through The Vent

Copyright 2012 by James M. Hirt

Abdicate

What is the measure of a man?

What makes him stand out?

It’s not possessions or status

Many genuine men have done without

How does he spend his time?

What comes from his mouth?

Choosing which ladder to climb

Speaks volumes

Throwing down the cynical façade

Embracing his faults and qualities

Admission of oversights

And to accept his own disparity

To take his past and use it for benefit

Dulling the pangs of remorse

Reaching for the honesty to fully admit

To claim ownership that he is the source

Regret for past actions

Ties a weight to the soul

It’s feckless and kills life’s passion

It’s sorrow and not you in control

Sewing up loose ends

Begins with forgiveness of self

Slow down to relax and unbend

While in turn working to stretch yourself

Mercy returns to where it was granted

Washing the conscience of remorse

Live and thrive where planted

A certain tour de force

Ally

The profound hides in the simple

Ingenuous acceptance

This the unfortunate rarity

While the attenuation of candor pervades

Allegiances shift like the sand

What sometimes seems solid is not

I’ll count on things not going as planned

I’ll take respite in my capacity

Garrison gives pause to unbend and refresh

Exhume the barren and lay them to rest

Paths that are crossed do not distract

Acceptance opens the intellect to confide

Digging deep, stretching, scratching

Expose, rise above and become

Something better, opening new chapters

Yet still acquainted with limits

Not playing a role, peerless

Anchored to nothing, no veil to doff

Seamless exchange

Chosen and directed naïveté

Candor grants freedom

Freedom breeds thought

Thought feeds the inside

What’s free becomes priceless

Ascend

Let it go, put it down, ascend to higher ground

Interpretation on what I haven’t found

Wasting my time nothing will