A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth. Foolish Gold Wash your hands before you touch The heart of the problem, The wound issues, puss, water, blood and mineral All coagulating around a stone spear point – “It was not you who scraped the bones, who taught the body How to suffer pain silently,Continue reading “WD 103 “Foolish Gold””
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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””
WD 62 “Nero”
A poem inspired by the Muse of Cold Earth. Nero You were born in a crypt Rolled in swaddling willows And you spent the days waiting for the next end But I said “Wait for her” and held your hand, keeping the numbers tallied as we prayed with Our fingers Crossed Wondering whether Revelation orContinue reading “WD 62 “Nero””
WD 54 “Flat Earth”
A poem inspired by the Muse of Cold Earth. Flat Earth My body is tired from The motions of this world The air resistance pushing against the thread-bare skin, muscle and ligaments Chilling the parts of the soul That are exposed You can’t shout over the full voice of the wind And we are bothContinue reading “WD 54 “Flat Earth””
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