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this is chapter viii in my “Letters from Gehenna” series

lacuna ~

my tales are yet unknown,
all will unfold…

when it’s time for shadowy velvet wings to arrive,
carry me away in stormy winds;
where dusky forests meets the anxious sea.

along broken pathways,
amongst swaying yew trees with amethyst leaves…
seven silver orchids dance in the snow.

down…
down…
down…

below…
ancient steps, where ghostly ophelias,
weeping ~
before locked doorways, greets me.

their torn, frail shrouds billow out,
whisper my name in reverse.

and every new mistake i’ve carelessly
made has been carefully weighed.

[and] i stand…
painted in my regrets,
i’ve become stained
with another new curse…

while those ghostly, wretched ophelias ,
evermore weeping…
feed me their obsidian tears.

five years then, drearily, seven years, past…

when, alas… upon sea-glass swans,
with eyes of gold
on their cold crystalline backs, i ride ~

restlessly, i glide thru lava rivers
of melting suns…

beyond realms i’ve yet to behold.

//~//

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    9 COMMENTS

    1. It’s like exiting a sharp, jagged tunnel and into endlessly incomprehensible vistas beyond.

      “and every new mistake i’ve carelessly
      made has been carefully weighed.” you italicized those words, and they really stuck. I love where this one takes me so I’m keeping it.

      Welcome to Stars Rite! Hope to read more.

    2. Chère C
      Hope this finds you well?!

      As we all have made our careless mistakes, we can only hope for kind eyes to observe them.
      And after all, it’s only human.
      And up to us to minimise the effects. Obsidian tears? cold, smooth and unapproachable? Maybe you’re right…

      You see? Your arrival was noticed, got me thinking about things and you’ve two friends (or is it three?) already.
      Welcome!
      Kind regards, Gus

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