aDarkerMind

Seven Blades Of Grass

equinox.

of equal length both starmer

and the pitted stones of drought.

self doubt itself no ordinary thing

when sings our Cinderella through the comfort of a chair.

all we as hunched as coal

between the master and the corpse,

each line rehearsed yet never understood.

how the minutes of each mind that govern life

from pedestal to the white foam of a yawn,

now stands erect the dull wings of a rook.

through book and curse each chapter 

preys upon the laughter lines 

of grandeur steeped in heritage

from hollow mouths to the comfort of abyss.

our sun-dial seeking purpose

walking barefoot on the seven blades of grass.

the final cut.

the second view that taunts the eye

that flaunts it\'s algae sideways

to the pigeon coup where breeds austerity.

there are four bald men to argue with

here among the daisy-chains and draughts;