Transient Silk

By lupus tenebrae

Silken scales, razed by
rough hands, compound
vision frozen in fractured fear;

timid and trembling,
sickly frame punished
by a wrathful gale.

A show of bitten
eyespots, glinting madness
into passersby,

takes its bow, resigning
to the transience of shade.

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Copyright 2016 lupus tenebrae
Published on Thursday, June 16, 2016.     Filed under: "Poetry"

Author's Note:

The introductory piece to a potential epic/memoir I'd like to work on.
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  • Just Dave On Tuesday, October 24, 2017, Just Dave (458)By person wrote:

    Dark, yet somehow peaceful. Nice write. JD

  • A former member wrote: This language very gracefully suits its eerie depictions. Pretty imagery accentuated by romantic qualities. Marvelous.

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