Unstill

In

Lullaby

I promise

A kiss so silent

It will fall with you 

Insignificant, yet unstill

Down, down, into darkness

Beyond streetlights’ white islands

Its’ un-kept pyres an’ broken-down engines

Into the dormant, deeply -feign of only memory

Drawing water slowly, from clouds beneath the sewers

An’ in its’ rain, so silent before me –dream, yet nothing to be

A very long time to be travelling alone -along, the same dust an’ star 

Lay, darken palms upon me –prayers, taken ill beyond gods an’ of alter drew 

Rotten, forgotten an’ begotten -understood by so many, yet really loved by so few 

But a kiss, oh so insignificant –it can wound so deeply, an’ can sprawl up so blessedly

From the vastly, empty –to be with, an’ without me!  So, with a kiss I will leave thee

As a rolling gravity –the insidious, in the intended dormant author’s accomplice 

To help untangle the meaning of dreams–wake: along its bitter, an’ its break

Trumpets warming, from shadows once filled, deathly –cold, heaving

To tear the black from its back, an’ in moment –find quite breath

To rise with the angels, while wingless, and unbelieving

Sit with any man an’ share with him his grieving

Walk with them... all a bleeding an’ all a rage

Not, try an' unlock nor break open the cage

Holding, all judgement an' all emotion

Trusting the path -they had chosen

Then. In a lullaby. I promise

A kiss that is so silent

It will fall with you 

Insignificant 

Yet, unstill

Silent
Copyright © | Year Posted 2018

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Ashley Avatar
December 2, 2018 at 5:59 PM
Beautiful and emotional poetry, Francois. Congratulations on your wonderful and well deserved first place win. Warmest wishes.. ~Susan
Roper Avatar
December 1, 2018 at 11:02 PM
A wonderful well written poem, Francois, congratulations on your 1st place win.
Andresen Avatar
December 1, 2018 at 11:15 AM
- Many beautiful and deeply moving poems for this contest ... congratulations on your win, Francois :) - hugs & happy weekend // Anne-Lise :)
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December 1, 2018 at 10:38 AM
Beautiful poetry Francois, even more creative in regards to the shape you have created here... What is more beautiful than a silent kiss... Congratulations on your first place in the contest..
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