Archive for February 4th, 2010
Courage
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Poetry
Courage
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he lifts himself quietly
so quietly
from beneath the sheets
soiled with neglect
makes his way
carefully
past the shallow-breathed crumple
that lay milky-eyed in a heap
un-moving on the floor
save a twitch of the sodden head
which head now harbors demons
where nocturne angels of sweet release
laid down lush upon her
in fevered embrace
lustfully conjured
by last night’s spoon and lance
still skewered
silver in the soured vein
he [...]
