Fettered

Forlorn
hands full of dust,
lightly held..
an open yawning
space..out
toward the horizon...
seemingly destitute
frail..
what fate awaited,
what precise sheer
unseen...
to descend..or no?
still shaken,
as a shadow at rest..
..he fell..
into the arms of sleep
Copyright © | Year Posted 2017

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Rodrigues Avatar
December 14, 2017 at 6:32 AM
Love the images! ...an open yawning, into the arms of sleep
Strand Avatar
December 14, 2017 at 9:43 AM
Bless you Kim for your kind comment
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