..with thinning breath...
lightning strikes you
and you stand ramrod
straight
silver bullets pounce
on your obsidian heart
and you stand
impervious
what's your name,
my death man?
who are you
to take my breath
away
and leave me
seeking?
my death man,
come to me
relieve me of misery
the acid shower
caresses
your unyielding face
that I yearn to caress—
the downpour is reduced
to the trickles
of music
from your splintered guitar
daggers of desolation
draw your black-red blood
and my lips savor
its metal tang
then I drink
of your madness
and the coldness
of your love
my death man,
your music is my eternal lullaby
my death man,
your music is my elegy
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This work is copyright 2023 Shirley Siaton. Excerpt from 'Black Cat and other poems' (ISBN: 979-8218151942), published 16 February 2023 by Inky Sword Books. All rights reserved. Please do not take, repost or distribute in any form without express written permission.
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My Death Man
PoetryThis poem is an excerpt from the collection 'Black Cat and other poems' by author Shirley Siaton, published 16 February 2023. --------------------- BLACK CAT AND OTHER POEMS by Shirley Siaton Available on Amazon.com worldwide A collection of free v...
