A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth. Reasons to Forget A snapshot taken without express permission with Hints of autumn weather I saw it deplete you in the worst way Dragging downward toward the recycle bin But I’ve known how to climb back out Ad nauseam Like a dream that can’t stop beingContinue reading “WD 194 “Reasons to Forget””
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WD 192 “The Crown Weighs Heavy”
A poem inspired by The Prince of Night Winds. The Crown Weighs Heavy Speak your truth to me, sovereign one Born king and keeper of the cradle It rocks on top of a tree, which is madness Because who in their right mind would put a baby in a tree? I would. And I wouldContinue reading “WD 192 “The Crown Weighs Heavy””
WD 191 “Tree Song”
A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth. Tree Song I’m dying to arrive In the place I’ve been promised An abstraction of the necessary needs of the flower Minus the sunlight, but rich with fresh water I can generate my own sugar like a Real survivor Just the way you left me RootsContinue reading “WD 191 “Tree Song””
WD 189 “Overcoming”
A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth Overcoming I wrote my signature on Your ego With the commandment in the bylaws “Thou shalt not change” Because the passage of time is more of a cliff face to me and I don’t See the other side And we kept building new things in thisContinue reading “WD 189 “Overcoming””
WD 187 “Self Made”
A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth. Self Made Can I contribute, a single line To the law you have already carved into your heart With blood and tears, as sharpened stone scraped dark red lines in The delicate tissue, the rhythm beating like a war drum And there was something new inContinue reading “WD 187 “Self Made””
WD 183 “Daydream”
A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth. Daydream There is a place behind the eyes Which fills all empty spaces With transgressions, animal input Plagued social ills A tablet of translation for things that might be and might be again There’s a heart that seeks to believe that the tall grass is fullContinue reading “WD 183 “Daydream””
WD 182 “Things Come to Pass”
A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth. Things Come to Pass I suppose I deserve some contraction Meddling with old metals, locks and lockets Smearing my liquid thoughts like paint across your dashboard Sunlight to sun-dip (But it rises again so quickly, and the dark barely has time) To win you over toContinue reading “WD 182 “Things Come to Pass””
WD 181 “Postmodern”
A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth. Postmodern Obtain the product of your waiting Fruit of the vine Kindling in the hands of nonbelievers Who could not foresee, for, if they foresaw, they would turned and be healed But history abhors a heel turn Even though it delights the audience So we rainedContinue reading “WD 181 “Postmodern””
WD 170 “Desert Hermit”
A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth. Desert Hermit I bit the tail of the beast of burden Prescribed a sedative to keep him from falling into agony And there was no road ahead that I could use to follow But a trail of scattered locust skins -John the Baptizer The astrologers allContinue reading “WD 170 “Desert Hermit””
WD 166 “Dead Butterfly”
A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth. Dead Butterfly I am a larva But the sun cannot reach me In my cave. Do you hear the cries of my brothers and sisters as The rain water seeps into our underground caverns? They say it is a sin To be born small And failContinue reading “WD 166 “Dead Butterfly””
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