Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Biogenesis

I am fallen in darkness
A bleak solitude

Rose perfume sweeps
Metal boundaries
(Stained glass.)

Three paces forward
And six to the right.
The door feels like this
When cold winds blow at night.

I won't open my eyes
Brazen, plain depth-less globes

Like the bones of our oceans
Impossibly slow

Should my slack flabby eyelids strain,
Shake you from dreaming?
Unblinking
Unfocused

Skeletal masses
Time-powdered bone

Sifting softly
Drifting slowly
Aging like wine.

3 comments:

Shadow said...

this flowed like the currents.... nicely done!

CathM said...

It felt like a mermaid exploring a new world. Some lovely lines and imagery!

Genevieve said...

Smitten...