like dogs to the old mine
tired of your dragging pain
streams flow beneath your eyes
the kingdom of god
in your hands like minature model pieces
prince of hell
& king of my heart
left alone in bethlehem
your cross too heavy to bear
impassive face&heavy eyelids
splatters and splatters of blood
heartbreak, freshly hewed
nubile and soft in my hands
so precious
and trembling limbs
angels above, monsters below
flailing in the air
like flopping downward fish
unmarried & gently corroding
who was the girl that clipped your once fresh wings
now blackened & scarred
still you screamed, "death is only the beginning."
as you climbed atop a dragon
and wielded your fiery sword
LIKE A GOD, he was
I found the stars in your eyes &
the entire universe in your chest
falling fast,
to the underworld
clasping arms
