Gulag

the ghost mind is a curious space a gulag held in wire haunted huntress, somber sky coldest winter sun defy Cossack, Hessian shadow churn maze of madness, memory burn strung from stars furnace spent eye of ochre deep lament the ghost mind is a curious place a world seized by fire bitter serpent wrap the sea consume my dark mythology and twist the earth with rage and thunder gripping spine dark Jör-mun-gandr blackest coal, listless rise unhurried night un-compromise the ghost mind is a curious space a gulag serpent dream beyond the edge to flick and creep into nightmare, endless sleep earlobe touch, a secret lock a battered ship, a broken dock frenzied ram breath of ice iconoclastic sacrifice the ghost mind is a curious space a gulag held in wire should ever mouth and tail descend and chasm hell on earth offend to open godless martyr mind broken whisper shores unwind then break the seal, raise the priest crack the sky from west to east burn my body ash and bone my shattered soul I shall atone * Jörmungandr (your – mun-gander): Midgard Serpent (also World Serpent) in Norse mythology who encircles the realm of Midgard; the serpent grew to such an enormous size that he encircled the world – which was envisioned as a flat disc - and held his tail in his mouth.