Fulgurant Poems | Examples

Words Hurt More Than Stones

angst settles in
within the cracks
of darkness
as night falls
beneath the lunar rise
of crescent moon
its lackluster glow
reflects upon the lake
in the swirls of cat's-paw
as i cast stones
at mind's haunts
in hopes
to slake pain
as it falls
like soft rain

fulgurant memories
beneath thunder
of emotions
slam against me
in stolid thoughts
while i try to weather the storm
as it falls within
again and again

i see you there
momentarily
and feel the lash 
of your tongue
in unconscious frames
of mind

i am tethered
on the edge
of night's breath
as it mists
through my pores
and day's break
as i bleed its dawn
in the folds of my flesh

i awake
unsettled
in the angst
of yesteryear's pain
as it echoes
within my mind
                               again
                                     and
                                        again
                                             before
                                                    fading
                                                               out

8/12/2019

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