Each step forward reopens a half healed wound

Pelgris

Each peel of laughter
A desolation
A sounding of the gulf
between what was and is
That yawning pit beneath my feat
Blades withdrawn
Blood slow seeping
Coagulating
A dance
forgotten
Lips
Speaking
What was will never be

2 thoughts on “Each step forward reopens a half healed wound”

  1. nora girl's avatar naughtynora December 7, 2018 / 5:42 pm

    What will never be….haunting…..

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