Charybdis

There is no silence in a tempest's wake
- no peace in unanswered calm
that's afraid to view the dawn
         but must...
There is no quell in whirlwind thoughts
- the maelstrom lives on.

The Charybdis is insanity
in the eye of tranquility
that swirls long after the storm
    has done its last...
Copyright © | Year Posted 2020

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Kauffman Avatar
October 26, 2020 at 4:48 PM
There are always remnants after the storm so powerfully depicted here, Craig. It leaves the reader as unsettled as the lost tranquility being in the eye of the storm waiting for the second shoe to drop!
Rodrigues Avatar
October 26, 2020 at 9:59 AM
I smiled as my title "C" word today was Collyrium. Excellent poetry! A storm always stirs our imagination...yes, insanity in the eye of tranquility. Fave
Roper Avatar
October 26, 2020 at 9:56 AM
The storm angered as it spins like a tornado the eye is the calm. Interesting write and well written.
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