Flight

A gallowed dawn
Where hope was hung
A siren wails
A gatling gun
A spinaker sails  to fetch her son
Broken film from a movie screen
Saves my ass but burns my queen
Love found me unworthy
Poverty bought me some sin
Honour caught me hiding in a bin
So I flee to your embrace
Your eyes your face-where
There is a river there
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016

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Cresswell Avatar
September 16, 2017 at 12:44 PM
I sense an air of quiet desperation contained in these words. Well done.
Cresswell Avatar
September 16, 2017 at 6:40 PM
No, no never surrender hope, please.
Breedt Avatar
September 16, 2017 at 1:17 PM
Yes and more Pat. Its surrendering hope and looking for solace in your eyes
Marcum Wong Avatar
December 28, 2016 at 3:05 AM
A river of no return? My mind was all over the place trying to understand your message in this one Jannie. I want to know more about it as I felt drawn in. : )
Breedt Avatar
December 28, 2016 at 6:30 AM
I tried to portray the river as a place of safety and something deep like enlightenmênt and understanding. Mysteriousness is the whole point. I hope you liked it. Thanks for looking in
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