Monday, April 20, 2015

An Empty Sun






An Empty Sun



This morning I slid the narrow edge of a razor across

my wrists...

my blood was warm, moving with deliberate caution

across my arms and onto the bed

it was so dark... dark and red.

I was amazed at how it flowed

like a flower growing its petals,

after the spring rains

This morning the sun came up

like a villain in the movies

running over the crest of a hill

bathing my world in speed and a sudden

rush of air, pushing the clouds to the east,

a white comforter being thrown back.

My head is draining, sleep is easy, it's all ephemeral now.

I can feel the cold breath of the dead pulling at

my Judas spirit.

Meditation is out, prayer is dead,

family is lost, nations crumble at my feet,

DNA is polluted, bones are infected.

God is on Sabbatical.

Only my blood, my empty veins

and the sun remain.



Rpleith

4/20/2015

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