Under a Red and Rainless Sky

Unearth me,
sift my confusion through your eyes,
dilute my anger with the moist of your lips;
graffiti my skin with prayers of trust;
grind my fear into a fine dust—
wrap me in the quilt of your ragged lullaby,
and bring me to life under a red and rainless sky.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2009

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Dickson Avatar
January 6, 2010 at 3:45 PM
this is one of my favourite poems by you
Chachere Avatar
December 14, 2009 at 4:22 PM
you have an amazing soul.truly this is a brilliant write. -Always Lynette
Brown Avatar
October 2, 2009 at 6:53 AM
Thank you for posting your splendid poetry that we all may read it Krystal. It was a very enjoyable read for me this morning. Love, Carol
Iloduba Jnr Avatar
October 2, 2009 at 4:41 AM
unearth me,sift my confusion through your eyes.....what a line. Simply great.
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