The Wire - Roots and All The telephone cord twists wistfully From the phone by my bed. It crawls through my sister's room, Through the floor and into the wall. Free from the house it travels under the ground, Joins an electric wire river. From there I know not where it flows Only that at … Continue reading The Wire
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The Ravens
Ravens - Chad Bonaker - Photoshop Collage I see ravens in her eyes Thoughts which flutter Weighing down a free soul. They scrounge and scatter thought She gives them nothing, yet they feed. She Hates the dark ravens. I've seen the ravens. I've tried to get away. They long to live in my mind. Prejudice … Continue reading The Ravens
The Weight
The Weight - Butterflies Butterflies move through my vision, Swirling, Swishing wings beat, Fluttering thoughts touch lightly Upon my hyper tense unconsciousness. I reach out and try to clear them, But the former nymphs land upon my hands. How can something so light, weight so much? I'm thrust from sleep, Flushed and Exhausted. The Weight … Continue reading The Weight