Death Comes Near

On a silver platter
 of broken dreams

Your nature changes,
as death comes near

The buffet wanton,
a dessert of fright

Served incarnate
—café of tears

(Dreamsleep: February, 2020)
Copyright © | Year Posted 2020

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Gauthier Avatar
February 23, 2020 at 3:17 PM
Good one, Kurt.
Behm Avatar
February 23, 2020 at 4:46 PM
Thanks, appreciated!
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