In Life
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"And death shall have no dominion"
-Dylan Thomas
In life they take and take, dignity, peace. In life they trick us into nothing. Lower than soil; deeper than roots; sunk in swamps.
In death we live,
find paths past moon
and stars.
In life they destroy thoughts; desecrate bodies inside out; remove friendship; weapon spouses; alienate our children. They plough fields of fear; sow four seeds: shame, guilt, doubt and confusion; reap submission and self-harm. Their scythes we turn against ourselves. They grow... and grow.
In death we wash
our clothes in water clear
they will be new
In life our chains are made by man; their hands obscure us from the light; their hands rob us of food to feed, of clothes to cover; their hands make us shiver naked, invade and take.... and take.
with fingers spread
we wash our skin free of sin
we give forgiveness
In life we do not understand ourselves; dive head first into seas and mud; believe we are evil sinners. Puppets for far too long.
Our deaths their win
face them alive
and be complete
In life their winter will come soon, their blood will freeze, their organs crumble, their minds will scatter, food for birds, their shattered conscience preserved; they will do penance, time and again and again
We shall sit with our backs
against the tree
eat the permitted fruit
and be free
***
Copyright © Darren White
January 8, 2017
Copyright © Darren White | Year Posted 2018
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