One sliver
Of an inch
So close
That you could pinch
Its toothy
Fleshless face
Devoid of
Any grace
Its breath of rot
And sin
That vilely
Beckons in
You thought
That you could win?
You thought
That you would ace?
You thought
That I would flinch?
One sliver
Of an inch
So close
That you could pinch
Its toothy
Fleshless face
Devoid of
Any grace
Its breath of rot
And sin
That vilely
Beckons in
You thought
That you could win?
You thought
That you would ace?
You thought
That I would flinch?
Step by weary step Ι plodded along
To the dull beat of a monotonous song
Then in a flash
My day and night crashed
I took my first breath and awoke
A new spring in my step, feet as light as rain
Bouncing off the concrete in melodious refrain
I can walk upright
My smile beaming, bright
Standing tall under a gentle yoke
The words
You whispered in my ear this morning
They were life
One sentence
And you revealed how well you know me
It made me cry
When words fail
The world seems to end
And life loses all meaning
For a while
When assurances are of no avail
When reason fails to comprehend
Life goes careening
For a mile
But up ahead the road is smooth and straight,
The world restored to its primeval state
And then you’ll smile
For a while
Twenty years ago
I was shooting for the stars
You pulled me down
Back to earth
And I grew roots
Became entwined with you
I then discovered
That beneath
Lies a place I never knew
A nurturing depth
Which makes one grow so tall
They reach the stars
Drop after drop
Dripping and drooling
Spilling and spooling
Spirals and spires
Mud pits and mires
Cleaving and cloning
Drowning and droning
Hasting and heaving
Blessing, bereaving
Treading and trudging
Kneading and nudging
Then swiftly, a stop
A stillborn season is but a season still
What does it matter if it lasts a year
Or ends after a week at will?
And one that flounders is but a season too
Why should we harshly judge its trembling gait
Or gripe that no grapes grew?
Rather than blame the blight and slur the season
I offer thanks for life and reason
Another night has come, another day
Another season dawns
Well, come what may