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””
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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””
WD 55 “Dis-Member”
A verse inscribed in fire and light. Dis-Member Boneless wings Don’t fly Empty eyes can’t read expressions or detect sarcasm But if the whole body was one great eye Where would the tumultuous shaking of digits come in? I told you I would listen, but by the time you Started speaking I was already onContinue reading “WD 55 “Dis-Member””
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””
WD 52 “Good Friday Night”
A poem inspired by the Muse of Cold Earth. Good Friday Night I don’t sleep anymore There’s a shadow on the face of the clock and its Sliding backwards across the spiral of the glass We never rose But we were buried And how can anyone return to the womb? – – He bled SplinteredContinue reading “WD 52 “Good Friday Night””
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