I cry out silently My heart Shaped by the chaos that invoked it High and low the sages searched for the answer to The great question What completes but does not destroy? This is not a quiet walk in the rain A day rotting in bed or Even the edge of the abyss But aContinue reading “Rage”
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WD 199 “Three Things That Are Beyond Understanding”
A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth. Three Things That Are Beyond Understanding The wheel turns once A bullet in the chamber with nowhere to go The wheel turns a second time Water splashing across the mill, carrying particles of the disease The wheel turns thrice and we are Rolling toward certain doomContinue reading “WD 199 “Three Things That Are Beyond Understanding””
WD 164 “Hades Invitation”
A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth. Hades Invitation I’m estranged from the movement of the moon A waving mirage, white in the frost that shakes back and forth To attract prey Pomegranate soup A bridge too short, a soul on-guard, a keeper waiting in the snow The car is still thawing asContinue reading “WD 164 “Hades Invitation””
WD 142 “Special Effects”
A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth. Special Effects Chest pain Is a constant A wall between myself and the body There is a chronology that I am separated from as I hover Above the flesh, noncommittal Like a prince who can’t make up his mind You’re falling into the water You’re stumblingContinue reading “WD 142 “Special Effects””
WD 128 “Jester”
A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth. Jester Your translucent skin reveals the ley lines Of your bodily flow and They move when you take your steps across the threshold There was rain this morning, but it evaporated in the brisk sunlight Of early night Across from me, three pigeons peck at theContinue reading “WD 128 “Jester””
WD 101 “Excellence in Film”
A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth. Excellence in Film Make me into an Idol Crafted of thought, imaginings and melted gold My likeness is A wavering illusion Two heads, five arms, wings of black and white Till they make masks of us Learn our lines And play our parts Two lovers inContinue reading “WD 101 “Excellence in Film””
WD 97 “Longshot”
A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth. Longshot Absent minded Skull, vacated, leaving the head a statue with wandering eyes The planet is green, whether you think about it or not But there is satisfaction in standing in place, to Remember, contact, connect dissonant ages and pieces My understanding of you didn’t createContinue reading “WD 97 “Longshot””
WD 96 “Displaced”
A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth. Displaced You can see me in the snowfall As a silhouette between descending diamonds Groundswell, black ice And I am in the slush also There are many roads that go from point A to point Z But I have taken the path of Vapor Transmigration CanContinue reading “WD 96 “Displaced””
WD 67 “Between”
A verse inscribed in fire and light. Between Blue words, whales of thunder, cracks of lightning, daily doses. Drama queens, pregnant moment, edge of glory, taskmaster If there’s a place to lay a head, and foxes have holes I’d like to lay my tricks out on one magicContinue reading “WD 67 “Between””
WD 66 “Twisted Witch”
A poem inspired by the Muse of Cold Earth. Twisted Witch Qualified With estrogen and lollipops The wires are crossed The sea of red, bridged by lethal injection My fingers are all knives Heart of avarice, consume you The matron of Snape’s potion class -We were standing in our shadows long before you woke upContinue reading “WD 66 “Twisted Witch””
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