A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth. Darkness Astronaut The dark of the extra-terrestrial oil spill hypnotized you Like the glistening black of the cobra king Don’t look him in the eyes unless you have the intrinsic power to overcome The thanatos drive No one asked you to be Beyond good and evilContinue reading “WD 113 “Darkness””
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WD 112 “Aristocracy of Animalia”
A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth. Aristocracy of Animalia Crowned with mercy and Staind with crown royal You came home to a place that was not A kingdom – Animals fit into a certain hierarchy They hiss and growl, touch and paw and feel And they make more animals, unless you “fix”Continue reading “WD 112 “Aristocracy of Animalia””
WD 110 “Promised Land Pslam”
A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth. Promised Land Psalm Dashing hopes Rain on the pelts Prayers unanswered but slyly rendered Whispered like secrets in desperate ears For it is dry in this desert A sham of a promised land And Elohim can’t keep track of my demands My soul is my hostage,Continue reading “WD 110 “Promised Land Pslam””
WD 109 “Yuki-Onna”
A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth. Yuki-Onna Your words will never sway me And nothing can make me stay Execution of the will Isolation of the mind His eyes, tearful, silent beneath you in the night Not a word, not a breathe Never hope or dream without my allowance She’s everything beautiful,Continue reading “WD 109 “Yuki-Onna””
WD 108 “Arms and Fingers”
A [poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth. Arms and Fingers Sorrowfully incarnated, I stumble Into the wall of the well, off the edge And there’s a hand There’s an arm Keeping the silly sounds buzzing, my swarm My swarm journal Amatuer authors, gamers and pirates Transition to green screen and it unveils TheContinue reading “WD 108 “Arms and Fingers””
WD 107 “Hound of Heaven”
A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth. Hound of Heaven Raise the platform of performance I’m a dog, doing tricks Slow to obey, quick to bark and bite the hand that frees me Apostate, Ronin, for who can serve two masters, justice and the Lord We played a dirge for you, but youContinue reading “WD 107 “Hound of Heaven””
WD 106 “Infested by Royalty”
A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth. Infested by Royalty Die inside the room where you lived Live inside the room where you died My ghost peeps in through the window, pail faced and gasping This is the chamber of the kill A treasure room of carnage and altered forms Forgotten beasts, lostContinue reading “WD 106 “Infested by Royalty””
WD 105 “Sagacity”
A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth. Sagacity I walk in ecstasy, A slender performer on the surface of the morning mist Keep the rhythm high in your own heart Keep the motion consistent, for the Only law is the law of the jungle The only metronome is the body And if thatContinue reading “WD 105 “Sagacity””
WD 104 “Faust Remembers”
A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth. Faust Remembers Electrocute, the fibers that manipulate the neurons Limbs, stapled together like the flesh of Victor’s patchwork demon I wish blasphemies like this could be infinite like The heads of the hydra, always splitting off into new wrongs And worse choices, between somber eucharist ofContinue reading “WD 104 “Faust Remembers””
WD 103 “Foolish Gold”
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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