Call me River

Lifeless tree deep summer swell mind is weapon sky is hell branch is thorn silence key gateless godless atrophy Summer fire winter locks ice and flame in equinox bloom and buzz fruit alight yet lifeless tree in darkness blight Hint of blood in gnarled bough spits of life somewhere somehow chain of fire knitted sun whip and thrash in twilight spun ‘til quiver flick sweet root and ghost the twisted spine consume the host a lowly bud through brackish skin immaculate in life begin A single leaf from sacred breath flits upon this tree of death little flame holy hues on burning sea our god imbues So, when darkest dreams In wrath arise Stroking red The silent skies I hold within However brief against my heart a little leaf