Contemplation
most of my life spent
standing by the water’s edge
never getting wet
–
ashen skies-
in a barrel of rain
my reflection
Category Archives: Broken
Penance
mired in the past
endlessly forced to repeat
the sins of my youth
–
born of fire-
ashes rise
into the night
Sniper
a callous wind blows
through the cracks in these old bones
and broken windows
–
rusty mountains-
poppy fields in
a sniper’s scope
Sound
in silent anguish
the mute reach out for justice
their voices stolen
–
discordant music-
in the apple tree
a starling
Sunlight
sensing acceptace
evil walks in the daylight
no longer afraid
–
sunlight-
insects scatter
from prying eyes
Reckoning
staring at myself-
the bottom of a shot glass
looking back at me
–
oasis-
an empty carcass
in the sand
Cancer
hard conversations
and a tongue well versed in the
dialogue of death
–
cherry blossoms-
walking the garden
with just enough poison
Hung
staring unfocused-
bloodshot sky barely noticed
through these bleary eyes
–
cottonmouth-
a morning dove
splits my skull
Heat
arid desert sands
old leather cracking in the
unforgiving sun
–
rising smoke-
a candle’s
last remnants
Battle
curling up in pain
the taste of salt on my lips
from licking my wounds
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echoes-
broken antlers on
the forest floor