An Endless Black

I roam  into a tunnel of ebon night
when stars  crumble like grated ash,
the remnants of a  heavy  day fills
a  bleak alley with rubble and debris--
Somehow, the howl of life grows
ghastly, creepy :  stray dogs lapping piles
of left-over food in a garbage thick
with ravaged bones, while  breezes
laugh at my emptiness  mocking
time’s losses and farewells...I  bleed

upon  the fangs  of  anguish   defying
this  phantom within me that lurks, hollers
loud as I slip into the void 
of endless black : my lungs  cry,
while my knees tumble 
on rough cement:  and  an old man
strums haunted notes from his stale corner…

an overture to a raw, insolent flight.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2026

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Kendrick Avatar
July 3, 2026 at 4:55 AM
Clearly enumerates how a person in despair could and does feel at times in their life. You have the gift of empathy and expression. Sara K.
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