Tuesday, September 1, 2020

Forgiveness Is Re-rinsed

 

by a lamp aside a desk under an oath,

next to a key near an ignition, she jams

it. fog rises, his soul knocks, life is

green. he climbs a ladder, it’s un-biblic,

water falls into despair. so thirsty. or

unable to drink, for moisture is absent.

her face is heaven, chambers are angst,

fury of foxes wage against his temples.

sundown glistens. a rainbow shadows.

silence is excruciating. she tells of pain,

while alighting a mistake, heaving is so

pure, or unrated, where wolves are ink!

we patch skies born adrift as fens melt.

un-pitted masks, sure flame, re-rinsed!   

Time was Brief

    With deeper allure—to ward off ghosts—melancholia is an empire. Such dialogue confuses—: one wrestling despair. It was remote living, in...