As I sit down to 
paint an image
That rolls through my eyes 
like thunder through the valley. 
Music all around 
a ripple in the ether.
Used as a cats paw 
from the misty East 
to the dark veil 
of midnight shadows . 
Vinegar and honey .
Freedom our glory
entitlement our tragedy.
A broken anvil
of shadow men
to a fearful God . 
We met at the twilight 
of twilight .
As the waning moon 
Floats on the slithering river.
Praying for vengeance 
into the décolletage.
Mosaics of pain 
and betrayal 
inspiring me to create.