Chimera

Blurring with candor–the badinage statically peeked in from a small portal to the other side

Demigod of the demimonde, the idea delivered drained the rain that once teared down

 

Fever dreams betwixt the maternal thighs

how calm and heavy sweaty sighs

Slouched on leather couch

manicured toe nails pushing up

and how I tried

 

The others innocuously cooed with black feathers sprouting from their throats

And feces spread above in taloned patters on the ceiling

Do you remember the time? She said

I do remember the time, I replied

My sweet child, my first-born, I hated the melancholy look in your eye

I know, that is why I looked away and eventually stared at the ground with you

with them with everyone with always

 

I saw your cousin kissing you by the water well that winter night

Nobody saw me

I saw you

 

Seven warm winds from the east brought the cold breath from the west and the veins of dying trees ached for the day and scoffed at prayers for rain

 

clement benign

wind broken in pipe

small running steps

through monstrous tunnels

splashing up slime

in the water that whined

I did chase chimera

and chimera I did find

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