Thread Needled

My tendon's note
     bends downhearted;
fleshy, wincing anguish
     perforates with whelps
stippled by fiery ferocity and
     tempered grief.

Atoms collide
     without regret;
cunning, backdoor reptiles
     pick the star gate lock
fostered on occult erudition and
     ancient wealth.

Their content smiles
     belie fate storms
brewing; thrashing specters
     channel blood like veins
fueled by ignorant sacrifice until
     virtue concedes.

The microverse
     bends with quivers
hidden. Plunderers sow
     protracted disease
nurtured on toxic components and trust
     in civil death.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2009

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Loveless Avatar
June 10, 2009 at 10:53 AM
Wonderful write:)
Adeite Avatar
May 27, 2009 at 10:53 AM
this piece is awesome! … keep your passionate pen walking and working on your poetry pad. Great you!
Shango Avatar
May 26, 2009 at 12:26 PM
I love this distillate of metaphors ... something to make talk of over wine ... powerful write.
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