Jungle Beat

The creeping rhythm 
Like a dark bare tree 
Traces your shadow
Hangs relentlessly

Such dreary desire 
Passionate yet not free
Like a murderers lust 
Prone to outburst
In the backwoods it beats
Burning all who dare
Such lonely sensations 
Can be hard to bare

Under it's spell
Confounding, lost
A beatific present 
From the gods

A way sealed and lost
Ancient lore long forgotten
But seal turns to sand
The mask cannot hold
The potent fury
Of the jungle beat
Copyright © | Year Posted 2014

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