from the bottom of tomorrow

you crawled from the bottom 
of tomorrow withered beneath 
my feet the smell of forgotten 
earth arose bountiful cruelty 
emerged my mind craved awful 
goodness standing before me 
a hidden figure moving behind 
the darkness legs unevenly bent 
backwards standing there with 
broken blood stained wings a tear 
as hard as tar remained on your 
cheek who are you why are you 
here filled with dreary contempt 
faintness shyness bestowed such 
a tyrant entity taunting me with 
childlike eyes beckoning my mothers 
instinct to nurture this creature of 
darkness my mind said don't do not 
covenant nor comfort the muses of 
norse ravenlike energy look away and 
yet the dry warm breeze gathered 
from your heavy breathing seated 
in a mystic garden sprouting inside 
my bedroom Odin standing over me 
i whisper you must please go now
you're not supposed to be here 
knowing full well tomorrow is near
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June 24, 2024 at 7:52 PM
sounds like the angel's opposite -- they too have to 'be home' by daybreak! Keep that imagination cooking, Yolanda... and the occasional free association too. ~ gw
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