Sort through the reactions Who came up to batWho prayed for whom And who diedIf I cracked a smile You would call it the mask breaking And If my eyes deceived me you wouldCall it the crack of dawnAn expectation of villainy accompanies The fondest of actions Until I watch you Hang yourself on thisContinue reading “Action and Reaction Economy”
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Midnight Bus
Crawl to the surface Of the waking world. Your queen calls to you Absent though you have been I have Been Making plans for your arrival To remind the wind what my name is To resurrect the old logos Will and way and reason The keeper and the crossroads demon Until night and day are Continue reading “Midnight Bus”
A Quiet Anger
Creator Journals 7/6/25 There’s a lot of societal injustice in the world right now. It’s all over the news and all over my social feeds. It’s hard to stay above the water, stay positive and keep it from stressing me out. Stress causes me a number of physical symptoms, so I’m trying my best toContinue reading “A Quiet Anger”
WD 223 “Purgatory”
A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth. Purgatory I have become the edge of the knife The corner of the eye Where the tear collects and remains Stagnant The blush of the wind as it carries red pedals in its monstrous throat Compassion for The Enemy But would you suffer him if he Continue reading “WD 223 “Purgatory””
WD 222 “A Diagram”
A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth. A Diagram I close like The petals of a flower Come in to meet me and hide in my dark All the stages of grief can be felt and once As we slide down the stem In lightless peace and horror What I am is NoContinue reading “WD 222 “A Diagram””
WD 221 “Claude Frollo”
A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth. Claude Frollo Say what you mean to me My particles are rippling with the burden of anticipation And antiseptic creams that wash out infections You’re covered in them, blistering beasts of unmatched ferocity The sun sets on you when you like And you’re back to letContinue reading “WD 221 “Claude Frollo””
WD 220 “Eclipse”
A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth. Eclipse Built up like a jackhammer The sun creeps across an onyx floor Gagging the call for restraint Luna is swallowed up in the jaws of A hungry wolf Trust no one, lest they trust in you For surely, a righteous man once walked here TheContinue reading “WD 220 “Eclipse””
WD 219 “Ideation”
A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth. Ideation I am the feather on the tail of the arrow Helping it find its way home In the blocked up entryway to your vein Son of earth Daughter of sky The moment of contact is everything And you pray that no one will be thereContinue reading “WD 219 “Ideation””
WD 217 “A Day in February”
A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth. A Day in February Another day Another chance for the sun to Kiss you as it passes Off center, tied with a ribbon to the stone that spins under you Because it’s all yours Wondering into forever Fields of green Cats and kittens And you’re alwaysContinue reading “WD 217 “A Day in February””
WD 216 “So Speaks the Worm”
A poem inspired by the Muse of Cold Earth. So Speaks the Worm Mother nature never looks me in the eye But, I like to make claims in her name Genetic absolution by self flagellation A hollow whistle through the empty trunk of a log We took a hundred pills for our particular breed ofContinue reading “WD 216 “So Speaks the Worm””
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