Free Verse
charged. Honorable Mention in Static Challenge.
it hovers in periphery never in full sight in daylight asks questions vague, rhetorical never yes or no always may and might it hums in gap between the states of sleep and wake of here and there unveils dreams true more of ‘em fake creeps into silence roots in prayers it flickers on your skin and under fills the air and swallows wind right before the light and thunder erupts in sinner’s mind it grins takes your sight and common sense it crawls up your spine surrenders you when shadows stretch at solstice night fern flower glows eyes can lie mistakes fully justified it crackles at your fingertips that land on skin imperfect bare trails bottom edge of piled up skirt joint breaths composers of the fireworks
By Cristal S.3 months ago in Poets






