Intoxicant.
A vanilla-scented
ruminant.
I dreamt
of faraway
shores.
I am unknown to you, here,
in the high winds, kiting.
Aloft, hiding,
in plain view,
my rushing whisper
drifts downward
Roar amidst the clatter
of beaded manes.
Claw the bark and tatter
long words, writ upon
these vellum pages
and add a name.
Anastasia, at rest,
the dancelight is blue,
closed fist, she raises it,
thumbing her nose
A glorious supper,
the final feast…
as the roots burrow
and decompose
the “Me.”
The old girl
of fourteen summers
stood facing
the wind.
One thousand cuts,
drip-dry, spot-by-spot…
I haven’t bled to death,
but I am so, so tired
of hearing the thunder
from those anguished drops.
Pull your oar
from the muck,
where stayed
in static,
you’d been
stuck.
Grown in the water,
born soaking wet,
I am a creature
of the sea. Continue reading “The Unforgiving Sea”
Many thousands
of miles below
those icy kingdoms,
where hope freezes
and sticks against
metal things, Continue reading “Many Thousands of Miles”
Hey, look what I made! I’ve made huge progress as a musician, but this is the first thing I’ve done that feels like I’m headed toward doing it professionally. I’m very excited about the prospects and selling some stickers, too.
©️ CG Tenpenny, 2023.