Dark Moor

A wintery sun slips under a flat horizon.
No faraway lights guide me,
just this pitch of dark moor and a racing pulse.

I was thinking too much or not enough,
long walks can turn you into
a cart horse hauling around an unlit mind.

The chill air bites through to fear.
Not knowing where I was or should be,
eyes much too wide to measure distance.

Goat paths crisscross under my boots.
A sheep calls to an invisible flock.
People die like this, lost, and blinded
by their own senses. Not I,

I stumble on
to write this down.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2026

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