Slip

And in that darkness
when i am blind
with what i can't forget
the shivering cold prods
at the numb
with ill effect
lies give the darkness substantiate
carnivorous hunger
fed on crumbling memory
truth slips its sabres edge
in lies unmovable
Copyright © | Year Posted 2020

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Gauthier Avatar
March 5, 2020 at 3:44 PM
Powerful pen, Christopher.
Quigley Avatar
March 5, 2020 at 4:46 PM
Thank you
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