Henrique Oliveira Poet Villanelle

In a Puddle of Red

Caught off guard by a blow to the head,
Dealt by time as I crawled through the day,
Now I drown in a puddle of red.

With dark clouds swimming by overhead,
Fleeting words leave me nothing to say,
Caught off guard by a blow to the head.

I understand, though nothing was said,
Madness has come and won't go away.
Now I drown in a puddle of red.

Falling asleep on this concrete bed,
I hear my pasts scream, but what do they say?
Caught off guard by a blow to the head.

I know very soon I will be dead,
Sunk in a sea of banal cliche;
Now I drown in a puddle of red.

Weighted down by a soul made of lead,
The shoreline recedes, swim as I may.
Caught off guard by a blow to the head,
Now I drown in a puddle of red.

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