Free verse № 7917
NIGHTMILK SUNBLOOD
When the sun falls down,
and the night gathers once again
its stilling cold embrace.
The slow frost blow-touch
Mr. Blue Collar snores fast asleep.
Mingling with the only true relaxation
that his present life gets.
Dark catnaps in the middle of harvest.
Crop circles writing the rye fields.
The Ergot Prince reeks raging pestilence.
Greek ancestors warrant this theory.
My minister strolls amongst the shadows.
Newspaper tucked securely underarm.
Sunglasses boosting morale.
His boyfriend waits graciously.
Palms moist anticipating his gentle lord.
Who will soon grow bored enough.
Enough to fetch another.
Here comes a raised orb
Show light on bitter pinched faces
These slumbering sinners
But I am awake forever
Coupling the pages
so tart and bitter.
See them upon that day of rest?
Shaking hands
Smiling cheeks all flush
Can you smell the sweat upon their chests?
Feel the sheets soaking up our love?
Hearing the rich choruses droop from above
Nightmilk sunblood lust odd
Just drown like the kitten I killed at five.
Kite strung its purr neck
Bye bye Ebony
Fly high!
Pruned the rose bush
Fingers knowing her insides.
Knees, getting it on her mud.
Sunset smooths against my features
Tugging at my wrinkle less guesses
Darkening my hair & upping her dresses
Filling solid lungs with sweet aroma
Crying feast, and children carving squash
Blasts of color
I fall back, then through
and in.
24 comments
Some lovely images here including the kitten bit (confusing though with drowning and kite string -
maybe just the effects of the rye and ergot fungus?)
at the start, can you do something with "sun falls down" - where else might it fall? Up?
"frost blow-touch" is noteable; nice.
I'm not going to pretend to understand about a quarter of it, but it has a nice flow nonetheless, so I'll just go along for the ride.
And yes, of course it did. You were there, I wasn't. 'welcome.
Lose the line about the blue collar sleeps as only we who know you know that.
Ahh unless of course your pajamas have blue lapelles - but you strike me as going 'commando' when u sleep.
Just don't ask me why i think these disturbing thoughts.
have you considered seeing the dali exhibit in philly?
I enjoyed this more than most of what I have read on this site.
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