Once More As Seen In Others

aDarkerMind

once more as seen in others

this plague of eyes crowned as crucifix

on a meagre strand of isolated skin.

through retrospective clarity 

housed among the calling cards

of holly dressed as tripe.

each death as any other

in a slumber mask too ripe to see beyond

fires of the brimstone

where burns the eggs of badgers 

with theirs sleeping pills stacked higher 

than the laughing gods in horizontal lares.

it is here with trowel and pitchfork

snaking through the five thin lines of white

drinking tea from the slippers

of the footless carnivore.

about my chores

as endless as they always are.

there is no more a sparkle in the air

the draught has long since passed it's colours by

and dragged the kicking tailor's knots

through the torso of an executed mind.

how many miles must the pulse crawl

to the artificial light of scent and scrawl

to the golden pond of suicide

where you and I

will dare to tell the sinking world

we have nothing more to lose?

 

 

 

  • Author: Melvin James (Pseudonym) (Offline Offline)
  • Published: August 24th, 2024 04:55
  • Category: Unclassified
  • Views: 16
  • Users favorite of this poem: Teddy.15
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  • sorenbarrett

    Full of imagery and metaphor this poem puzzles and engages the mind

  • Teddy.15

    So very powerful dear Melvin, your imagery took me to the cemetery 🌹



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