A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth. Nightshade I’m wavering As the cool night air spreads from my fingertips Goodnight sounds like good-riddance As my body is riddled with strange waves of paralysis The dark is so still that it makes sounds Like harsh knocking on the front door (Did I lock it?)Continue reading “WD 204 “Nightshade””
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WD 203 “Shadow Kid”
A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth. Shadow Kid Blink and you’ll miss me An afterimage on a polaroid camera You see the fearful wince between a smile and a smirk Optical illusion between two equidistant lines It cuts a figure in the green negative space where you looked Too close to theContinue reading “WD 203 “Shadow Kid””
WD 202 “After Dark”
A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth. After Dark What is the breaking point of a soul Roiling in steams and oils A vat of sanguine acid running down your chin Restless night amidst the shadows of wailing trees A territory of shrieking memories That refuse to be forgotten I was wrong toContinue reading “WD 202 “After Dark””
WD 201 “The Ocean’s Rhythm”
A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth. The Ocean’s Rhythm I claimed the sand that I could hold between my fingers And nothing else On this shore I have left my wreck A casualty of causality No way to control But your eyes looked over the endless sea and craved a nightmare JustContinue reading “WD 201 “The Ocean’s Rhythm””
WD 200 “Alice of Ends”
A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth. Alice of Ends The answer is in the question And yet, you go on Searching every toadstool for a magic serum of personal growth When did we get lost in this Wonderland Were we beguiled by cheshire smiles, Walmart hats and March Hairs To keep inContinue reading “WD 200 “Alice of Ends””
WD 199 “Three Things That Are Beyond Understanding”
A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth. Three Things That Are Beyond Understanding The wheel turns once A bullet in the chamber with nowhere to go The wheel turns a second time Water splashing across the mill, carrying particles of the disease The wheel turns thrice and we are Rolling toward certain doomContinue reading “WD 199 “Three Things That Are Beyond Understanding””
WD 198 “Blameless Effigy”
A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth. Blameless Effigy I came to be A presence defined by that which was absent Coagulated blood in a drying nervous system To keep the brain impulses from running free and rising Beyond station As I cross the threshold you see A mirrored image of her SmilingContinue reading “WD 198 “Blameless Effigy””
197 “Chiron Alarm”
A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth. Chiron Alarm I can see over a thousand miles Entryways to dark beginnings A picture of a Subway tunnel And I’m the only one waiting for the train I don’t know where it goes When it stops Or what order resides beyond the boundaries of sleepContinue reading “197 “Chiron Alarm””
WD 196 “Good Health”
A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth. Good Health Keep a quiet voice Lest they hear what they are not meant to hear The roots of dissonance are threaded through my veins And not every red cell is on My side –Charge me with the care of this flock A self destructive swarmContinue reading “WD 196 “Good Health””
WD 195 “Shut In”
A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth. Shut In The axis of heaven span light years From vertex to vertex A thousand cubits between light and darkness Like a newborn emerging from the mouth of titanic Saturn -In this place, thought is object Object is only a dream We gathered around the courtContinue reading “WD 195 “Shut In””
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