ascian

By Feral



Beneath each lantern; beneath each tree
blooms each night an irreparable longing
that is often mistaken for terror. 

Perhaps it is merely the heavy silence
whispering,

"Return to me - the place in-between.
Will you not come home?"

Through all the nights of this life,
I have been traveling towards the shadow
second-self, sanity-spelled first {skin}....

a reclamation of the wild creature, scented
musk in liminal spaces, singing of reunion 
and celebrating the mystery of grace. 

To be whole is to be holy more than human. 




 

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Copyright 2023 Feral
Published on Thursday, August 24, 2023.     Filed under: "Poetry"
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  • Drea On Wednesday, August 30, 2023, Drea (1443)By person wrote:

    That last line is everything. Then the color adds to the feel of this.

  • carlosjackal On Friday, August 25, 2023, carlosjackal (3016)By person wrote:

    This is perfect especially with the title.

  • LIFEINVADER On Thursday, August 24, 2023, LIFEINVADER (302)By person wrote:

    Everything really works here, actually the structure is pretty good and the topic on point. Cheers.

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