earth upon concrete coverssoiled pavement cuddling tree roots
Squirrels, cats, chickens, scurrying in the cold sunover and under.
iron sun beams melt the mud,we repair our tawny breaths
wrinkled hands mock deepworried weeds that shake againstmid-morning's ice light
pockets shield the evidenceof hands truthfully accused.
wind ruffles old leavesmaking room for newborn breathwolves cry in the night
"silver bullets!" the priest cried,"silver bullets and God's love!"
gather the heartbeatscollectors of innocencepile them on the desk
files and files of old lifestyleslong forgotten in the end
Blood and bone, movingno longer; sinews, dried outcling tight to dead skin.
the dreamkeeper sleeps soundlysqueezing his souls secretly
broken glass and sandscatter, stoplights bottlenecktrenches of traffic
Electric eyelids shatteras metal kisses plastic
blink away troublegaze through milky lids curiousonlookers delay
flight delayed, to my surprisecell phones, lap tops occupied
earth upon concrete covers
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Squirrels, cats, chickens,
ReplyDeletescurrying in the cold sun
over and under.
iron sun beams melt the mud,
ReplyDeletewe repair our tawny breaths
wrinkled hands mock deep
ReplyDeleteworried weeds that shake against
mid-morning's ice light
pockets shield the evidence
ReplyDeleteof hands truthfully accused.
wind ruffles old leaves
ReplyDeletemaking room for newborn breath
wolves cry in the night
"silver bullets!" the priest cried,
ReplyDelete"silver bullets and God's love!"
gather the heartbeats
ReplyDeletecollectors of innocence
pile them on the desk
files and files of old lifestyles
ReplyDeletelong forgotten in the end
Blood and bone, moving
ReplyDeleteno longer; sinews, dried out
cling tight to dead skin.
the dreamkeeper sleeps soundly
ReplyDeletesqueezing his souls secretly
broken glass and sand
ReplyDeletescatter, stoplights bottleneck
trenches of traffic
Electric eyelids shatter
ReplyDeleteas metal kisses plastic
blink away trouble
ReplyDeletegaze through milky lids curious
onlookers delay
flight delayed, to my surprise
ReplyDeletecell phones, lap tops occupied