The Poem

A hush  

In the dark

A spark  

From the hush  

The stark  

Heart mark  

Of the poem

A thread  

In the chest 

A crest  

On the thread

The blessed  

Death pressed  

Breath  

Of the poem

A door  

In the mind 

A find  

Past the door 

The core  

War ore  

Evermore  

Of the poem

A name  

You can’t say

A way  

Through the name 

The flame  

Same shame  

Night frame  

Of the poem

A beat  

In the dust

A thrust  

In the beat

The must  

Rust trust  

Deep cut  

Of the poem