Poet's Corner: On the Edge by Silk~

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

This is a poem from The Middle of Nowhere which is the 'thrilling, bone-chilling first issue from Ram Eye Press' available here. Contributors were asked to submit work on the theme of "countryside horror."

On the Edge by Silk~

i enter myself
through a clearing
in the crackling
thicket of memories
to find what is left
salvageable artifacts
something even sacred

like a loyal pet
waiting to be rescued
tail between its injured legs
stench of abandoned hope
whatever hasn’t already
been laid to rest
and to survey the damage
of another ravaged year
still drowning
in the sweet marrow
of my brittle former selves
holding still
before taking flight
listening for signs of life
bubbling to the surface
holding my breath
trying to see through
the muddied slow-drift
of days as i turn my head
like a red-crowned crane
amongst the smoldering reeds
by the water’s edge

Comments

[write_out]

i enter myself
through a clearing
in the crackling
thicket of memories
to find what is left

Wow, this one hit hard. I need to save a copy of this to come back to. Thank you for sharing it!

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

I am so glad you liked it!