Memorial
it’s far too simple-
these old men send the sons of
others to their deaths
–
a spring breeze-
the fog of war
swept out to sea
Category Archives: Broken
Storm
a sudden cloudburst-
the rain soaking my shoes as
I run for cover
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hazy sunshine-
sidewalks steaming
from the passing rain
Vessel
a soul deeply flawed
ichorous and fetid cast
from a broken mold
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bathing rituals-
filing ewers by
the riverbanks
Thread
puppets to a one-
dancing to unheard music
hung from tangled threads
–
skeletal fingers-
pulling taut
the threads of fate
Birth
midwinter moonlight-
hushed stillness split by the cries
of mother and child
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nesting jays-
the silence of
broken eggshells
Distance
grey unseeing eyes-
where do you go when you’re gone
far away from here
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fields of lavender-
safe spaces
inside her head
City
a dank feeble breeze-
the rumble of the el train
passing my window
–
distant sirens-
my room awash
in a neon glow
Pasture
starting my journey-
leaving this city behind
for greener pastures
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piles of stone-
a farmers wall
soon to be built
Shoah
ashen metal sky-
slowly rolling cattle cars
descend into hell
–
chain link fence-
the walking dead
in black and white
Desert
overnight snowfall
blankets the desert landscape
of sand and sagebrush
–
condors overhead-
remnants of snow
in cactus shadows