a journey of awareness
CentipedeLike the old SlinkyThat would tumble down the stairs,Words sear lava pathsIn the blood line of childrenBrutalized by their parents.[Disposable Tanka July 17, 2010]Dr. Mike
Seeds only sprout once;once dug from the earth and leftout to dry, they die.A wound heals but leaves a scar.Flesh, like earth, persists.
Centipede
ReplyDeleteLike the old Slinky
That would tumble down the stairs,
Words sear lava paths
In the blood line of children
Brutalized by their parents.
[Disposable Tanka July 17, 2010]
Dr. Mike
Seeds only sprout once;
ReplyDeleteonce dug from the earth and left
out to dry, they die.
A wound heals but leaves a scar.
Flesh, like earth, persists.