In The Beds Of White Men

By Salty Ships

They have freckle-dotted-glow-in-the-dark 
spines
like lighthouses leading the way back to
shore

in the hourglass of the velvet night

stumble
lost
and
search
for 
port.

 

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Copyright 2015 Salty Ships
Published on Sunday, January 4, 2015.     Filed under: "Poetry"
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  • Nimue44 On Monday, January 5, 2015, Nimue44 (296)By person wrote:

    Wow! Brief, descriptive and stunning.

  • A former member wrote: Lovely flow! Well done. :)

  • TropicalSnowstorm On Monday, January 5, 2015, TropicalSnowstorm (1703)By person wrote:

    I love your way of description. Another great piece! Ciao, T/S Scholar

  • A former member wrote: Yeah I agree! The light house metaphor is right on track with the topic. Scholar

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