Best Filament Poems

Dream all in second sight
my embers amber n gossamer ink 
of ravens, forgotten wings, 
flutter in the hollows 
of my heart.

Feeling the loss 
of all my intricate parts.

Breaking of stained glass 
each fragment 
a different reality
an internal beginning.

Or a desolate ending, cold… 
I dream all...

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earthen filament
sign encompasses weak string
tied to cord, weathered

Russell Sivey...

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Play me like you would play your guitar
The strings of my heart
A phenomenal song

Play me like you would a piano
The white and black keys
A merger of our hearts

Play me like you would a violin
Gentle strokes to create 
The right sounds

The beating of our hearts
The movements...

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I dreamed I was inside a bulb—
a cathedral of filament and glass—
not dead
not born…..
but shumming**.

Glass walls curved like time
sealed but translucent

my fingers curled around voltage
like a secret
God was transcending.

The socket hummed a lullaby
of static.

Every breath of mine made sparks
the air electric
with grief
and longing.

I saw myself...

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