Poems from gakinnran1225
To her, I was a vessel
For a flow of complaints,
An ongoing soap opera of familiarity.
To me, she was a gaudy gem,
Ersatz sapphire, an...
A fox lay languid on simmering asphalt.
Its eyes guileless, life dripping from its wounds.
Its ochre coat still shone like the sun, ...
No clouds dotted the amber sky when
David was found hung to a gnarled tree.
Beaten, bruised, and bloodied.
Tongue split apart, a tooth...
Each time I walked past the kitchen,
The cooking pot said my mother’s name.
In the pot was clean, scaled fish
Seasoned with dashes of...