a journey of awareness
Memories of CoalThe glow within eachCinder block decompresses.Trash bins smell of death.Then what is left? Breath?Lungs fill with ash, the tongue sours,And hands blacken hands.Warmth evaporatesIts fingerprints from the stove.Home’s an empty crib.Between distant starsThere’s only chill space. NothingIs inside nothing.[Disposable Haiku August 16, 2013]Dr. Mike
Memories of Coal
ReplyDeleteThe glow within each
Cinder block decompresses.
Trash bins smell of death.
Then what is left? Breath?
Lungs fill with ash, the tongue sours,
And hands blacken hands.
Warmth evaporates
Its fingerprints from the stove.
Home’s an empty crib.
Between distant stars
There’s only chill space. Nothing
Is inside nothing.
[Disposable Haiku August 16, 2013]
Dr. Mike