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””
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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””
WD 214 “Change My Skin”
A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth. Change My Skin I came to a realization At the peak of one lunar mountain The things that changed me were also changed. Coins in my pocket, jingling with oils and skin cells Passed between traders and betrayers alike Silver in the shaft like Judas hunting werewolvesContinue reading “WD 214 “Change My Skin””
WD 213 “Mermaid Blues”
A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth. Mermaid Blues It’s just me aboard this canoe Naked bleached under the sun On a seaward journey without drinking water But if there was a way to filter all the salt of these wounds From that crystal spring that spews from the godly abyss I wouldContinue reading “WD 213 “Mermaid Blues””
WD 211 “Waters of Lethe”
A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth. Waters of Lethe I start with a low sound Violin strings, sing unto me We have no use for the liar and his deceptions But you told me “I am the seed of the pomegranate. The beginning of A taste that lasts forever.” So call thisContinue reading “WD 211 “Waters of Lethe””
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