Roll, steeds—
Carry me when I bleed.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Roiling the fury through the night,
Blind me
With your eyes so bright.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Plunge deep
The horror, the release,
The beck and call, to lose it all.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Smoke rises . . .
From the hollow.
Stamp it down; trample my soiled crown.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Tamp me brown,
Collapse my walls.
Possess nothing, but call it all.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
No matter, you say, where I’ve been,
You will gladly crush my soul again.
About the Creator
Brent Tharp
I edit STEM books. I like writing, cats, and wine, though not necessarily in that order.
I was raised by wolves in a small forest somewhere in Middle America.
Why don't ketchup bottles squirt correctly? All or nothing seems grifty to me.
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Another masterful odd creation. Can't get enough of this writer!! 😳🙈