Enthralled
He sings of a pain
that births a grotesque form
his sadness black tendril fingertips
that drags from tree stumped darkness
echoes carry tendered tears
He sings of hope
that never came
of love that learned of shame
of punishment meant
a smile gravelly buried
Happi
-------n
-------e
-------s
-------s cracked in two
all the broken bits skip the spaces
scars and bruises now replace the skin
Morose arose upon its toes
and as the umber embers
of his fires ending
licked and sprinted
around the camps shadowed edge
i caught the remnants
of others slowly rotting
trapped by songs
deadly enthral
Copyright © Christopher Quigley | Year Posted 2022
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