A verse inscribed in fire and light. Water Logged Captain’s Log Water Logged Captain’s Log Theoretically, these words should all work to my advantage, reproving, complimenting, everlastingHave the continents drifted further apart to make way for Atlantis of old? Sinking suicidal clump ofArchaeological junk, never found and never meaning a thing? The meanest means couldContinue reading “WD 65 “Water Logged Captain’s Log””
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WD 64 “Nightmare Song”
A poem inspired by the Muse of Cold Earth Nightmare Song Alas, twice cut The blade of moral extinction A razor of infinite possibility I crane my neck around your shoulder to see the results of the test -You pat my head and tell me it’s okay -My grip tightens, filling white veins with purpleContinue reading “WD 64 “Nightmare Song””
WD 63 “The Situation in an Eggshell”
A verse inscribed in fire and light. The Situation in an Eggshell Gratitude would be a good start, a running jump and a fall Did it break like an egg when it hit the ground? Squirting gray matter that didn’t matter and a yoke with no nutrients? Far from exceeding expectation, I followed a phantomContinue reading “WD 63 “The Situation in an Eggshell””
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 61 “Sekhmet III (Dinner with Bast)”
A poem inspired by the Muse of Cold Earth. Sekhmet III (Dinner with Bast) My meal is invitation only, and I’m dressed in my best Alabaster skin, tainted by the peel of breaking rocks out the back end of the palace -A cradle The savior of my enemy’s seed bull-rushing down the rapids, turning waterContinue reading “WD 61 “Sekhmet III (Dinner with Bast)””
WD 60 “Sekhmet II (I started a Dream)”
A verse inscribed in fire and light (2017). Sekhmet II (I Started a Dream) I wish they were lions, and not simply Cruel scavengers, who plague us. Give me Scar and not Bannon So that I can try my teeth and claws on something that can claw back A war with flesh and blood, forContinue reading “WD 60 “Sekhmet II (I started a Dream)””
WD 59 “Sekhmet”
A verse inscribed in fire and light. Sekhmet This is not a downward spiral This is a bold expedition to the center of the earth We are brave pioneers, deep-sea divers Not a raw fistful of drunk college students packed in a tin-can apartment because The rest of the world won’t have us_ And, althoughContinue reading “WD 59 “Sekhmet””
WD 58 “End of a Journey”
A poem inspired by the Muse of Cold Earth. End of a Journey Eight fifty five. I awake A pleasure to behold and begin Bells chiming in the back of my skull, my dwelling Definition barring down on the rafters and shingles like drops of silver And the light is filtering through the silver WeContinue reading “WD 58 “End of a Journey””
WD 57 “The Blogger/Slant Rhyme”
A poem inspired by the Muse of Cold Earth. The Blogger/Slant Rhyme He began to call down the names of angels As though he was Solomon, ringed and robed And there was something in his terse, gainful Annotations and invocations, probing Like an urchin scarping scraps for his flask That made me want to stopContinue reading “WD 57 “The Blogger/Slant Rhyme””
WD 56 “Deep Sea Life”
A poem inspired by the Muse of Cold Earth. Deep Sea Life Vindicate me, God above all kingdoms There are many things that need to be done and undone in a lifetime Ripples wave across the surface of my awareness I am blind Though I feel The ocean of goosebumps on your neck and myContinue reading “WD 56 “Deep Sea Life””
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