A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth Chain Links Chain linked, tied together, wrapped and knotted in serpentine strands of metal. I saw you crucified in a passive gesture, your bare back pressed against the fence on the hottest day of summer, and the material world left its marks on you, cross hatch,Continue reading “WD 41 “Chain Links””
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WD 40 “Hemlock Kid”
A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth Hemlock Kid There is a comorbidity in the stars Crossing the cosmos like The feathers of arrows aimed at heartless echoes of emptiness The dark and the light serve to complement each other’s weaknesses One without eyes Another with hands that can feel but not hold Continue reading “WD 40 “Hemlock Kid””
WD 37 “Meaning”
A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth Meaning When to quote/when to begin A sad display of lethargy Crowning, complementarianism I feigned astonished: the refrain of a princess Laid in high regard Naked, as far as intentions go, but expected Late The Lay of Luthien Barren from conception And I proposed my plan Continue reading “WD 37 “Meaning””
WD 35 “Cryptocurrency”
A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth Cryptocurrency A bleeding heart, at the cost of many souls Well shaken, stirred Poured out and running over the banks of the river Tiber Gleefully, I spring from my hiding place and promise you, the world Mine to give, mine to withhold A hallucination of securityContinue reading “WD 35 “Cryptocurrency””
WD 33 “Needles and Nails and Crowns of Thorn”
A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth Needles and Nails and Crowns of Thorn An inch to a sliver For whom the bell tolls A splinter of disregard, buried deep below white skin I believe in Christ, but sometimes I don’t know if he believes in me So, I blow on every wishContinue reading “WD 33 “Needles and Nails and Crowns of Thorn””
WD 32 “Romeo”
A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth Romeo I scorn you Dressed in my best and all the evening stars I turn you away like I’m turning from the straight and narrow path that leads to destruction My heaving bones rattling like fists cracked against the crucible of rabbid dogma Raising Alighting LightingContinue reading “WD 32 “Romeo””
WD 31 “Snow Queen”
A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth Snow Queen As there are No more reminders of The things that made you whole I will project myself in the snowfall Crowned in the dust Ashes heaped and Cradled Like a bride, never to be- I spread my limbs out in the snow and hopeContinue reading “WD 31 “Snow Queen””
WD 29 “Yin and Yang”
A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth Yin and Yang A span and half a span The universes of darkness between two gas giants I am simmering with constant heat but you are a two silences and an explosion Defying, deifying Some days the stars wash the daylight away from my eyes andContinue reading “WD 29 “Yin and Yang””
WD 27 “Opposition Reform”
A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth Opposition Reform I’m waging my battle to the brink Of desolation Of description Of dry parts which merit all but allow no depiction I am A crack in the screen of your fugitive mind A cellular signal in your homophobic mind to attack The wheels onContinue reading “WD 27 “Opposition Reform””
Weird Dreams 26 “The Book of Judges”
A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth The Book of Judges Turn and run Turn and face The turning of the page We are Paper thin Dressed in our crimes like the text of an arrest warrant Wreathed around our weary bodies My arms encircle your hip like I am the very stenchContinue reading “Weird Dreams 26 “The Book of Judges””
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