Friday, August 13, 2021

Thirteenth of the eighth

 the blood slithers down his fingers

a nest of crimson serpents trying to find the floor

drip after drop

his image lays in pieces

where the sanguine splatters pool

the glass shards looking up at him

in the same shock and devastation

his attempt to pick himself up

has wounded him

the release and shatter are numbing

turning July sun

into December night

after each month in between

is slowly counted alone

in nocturnal rains and regret

he waits there alone with his shattered self

hoping to find some glue someday




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