Elsewhere

Someone told me about
wet ocher leaves
blanketing this colorless man,
standing still in places
that tear apart.

He had maps of dark paths
that he followed, 
sadly leading only to absence,
there falling away like viridian,
melting as do mummies 
in salt water,
changing from solid to flow,
opening tiny voids in his heart.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2013

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Campi Avatar
February 4, 2013 at 6:21 PM
Intense and dark. I enjoyed the read, Jancarl
Jordan Avatar
February 4, 2013 at 6:32 PM
Thanks!
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