Monday, October 20, 2008

waiting for word

the mailbox
frozen
the lid agape
letting a scream

empty
inside
a blade
cuts

words
gone
missing

this void
has the density
and mass
of a supernova

it presses
down
on first rings
that blast
from its core

pinning back
unheard and
undiscovered
realities

in a vast
and universal sea
where
undertow
drags
deeper

death
hails
down
spiny stars
fall and float

starfish
spiny skinned
infinitely
repeating

like a shower
of points
to pierce

a filler
a filter
a distraction
in relief

the salt of life
stings

every wound

made
open

suffered

and given
as sacrifice

in hope
of a
delivery

if only

just

one

single

letter

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