Hard *****
beneath broken halo
Alabaster skin torn
And *****
Cigarette stained fingers
Clasp ancient
Star maps
All knowledge soulless
And without time
Floods
Feathers frayed
On wings
Limp, wilted
Surrounds broken shell
Gritty and covered with
Filth
Scorned gifts
Miracles returned to
Science
Nothing more
To be done
Labored breathes
Slow in disbelief
Sitting curbside,
Bare feet in the puddled
Street
Enshrouded, frail
Awaiting
The bus back home
Aug 3, 2012
Aug 3, 2012 at 10:35 AM UTC
Hard *****
beneath broken halo
Alabaster skin torn
And *****
Cigarette stained fingers
Clasp ancient
Star maps
All knowledge soulless
And without time
Floods
Feathers frayed
On wings
Limp, wilted
Surrounds broken shell
Gritty and covered with
Filth
Scorned gifts
Miracles returned to
Science
Nothing more
To be done
Labored breathes
Slow in disbelief
Sitting curbside,
Bare feet in the puddled
Street
Enshrouded, frail
Awaiting
The bus back home