COVID-19: Acrostic (1/3)
“Condescending Over societal norms; Villainous, Intently ill, Down, it breaks bonds…”
The Breath Of Chance
“I hear drums of war: Drums, they strike, “Tum!” Thundering, Daring my withins to stand The trembles, Trembles, before, I could not bear; Why would I dare now? Stand? On what ground? That yet Trembles with the nearing…”
Mirrors of Above
“My love, look up to the sky— Look at the clouds, o’, how shy They are; look beyond them To where the stars are hiding. The moon is rising, and shining…”
Twos
“The wind was ever gentle on the skin. It was ever something to love; it was ever So mighty—how wondrous, were the bows Of the reeds, and the hisses of the trees…”
Mine
“In my arms, you grew; In my heart, love grew. Attached did your flesh On mine grow, “Mine” now Etched to my bones within, My soul, my being…”
Let It Be
“I fought so hard to live. It was a fight to the death— Every step forth burned My soles, my bones, my core; Every step tore me apart, And rebound me so that I Could feed my beasts of doom…”
The Other Sides
“You have life on one side. All around it is death, Endless beginnings, Sprouting from endings, Yet, ends wait, ends take, When with time, harmony Blows the trumpets of “BYE.”
Let What You Love Live
“Sometimes, we have everything we need in life… It is just how it looks, how it looks that troubles; Like your room, if you do, or your desk, or locker, Put your thoughts in order—your life will follow…”
On A Page, On Ink, I Lived
“Losing teeth and breaking bones, I thought, were okay. But not human emotions, o’, not those human emotions! No whisky could drown them; you would drown instead. No amount of smoke could cloud their mass of disaster…”
What Is Yours Is Everlasting
“Within all, blossoms something of wondrous beauty— Let it grow, let it burn, let it light your way. You who welcomes dawn, watches the day sprout and grow; You who stands over the haze, the howls, and the orange cracks at dawn, Bear in you the beauty of life, the rare glamour of it…”
