Picking at Scabs

Bigguy

Satan-scarlet in collagen topsoil.

Tectonic plows cut dermal fjord-furrows.

desert-cracked fingers irrigated,

turned sticky swampland, fed by newfound red 

waterfall through hanging forest. Seeps in

to snow-socked footlands, freezes, goes from

red to purple to brown, cracks like glaciers.

Geyser cap returns by degrees, river dries.

Pressure builds, heat again, the earth calls out

roar of wind from somewhere distant, maelstrom.

Tempest comes with deluge, iron canyon

made river once more. Vitae field wiped

barren. Until wicked itch rises to

drive down keratin cleavers once again.

  • Author: Bigguy (Pseudonym) (Offline Offline)
  • Published: September 27th, 2023 12:23
  • Comment from author about the poem: An itchy little sonnet.
  • Category: Unclassified
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