World River
the river bubbles and blunders
crashing like clumsy lovers clutching
world river wider than eternity
fathoms below
moss strains to anchor on the rocks
the rotting weeds smell acrid
twisting twining thrusting
into you
the blue flash is seizure inducing
giving vision to the synapses firing in your brain
shaking slithering tearing through
i run away
the witch behind the door
a comfortable nightmare
i sip the smoke pouring out
the taste lingers on my tongue
and in my hair
long after sand has blasted away the stormy stones
i ask the questions they dread
the universe quakes with fear
my mighty force can topple
ivory moons and starry nurseries
my breath will bust up the Milky Way
caged dragons whistle the good news
they swish raw their pink tails
whipping up a hurricane
which rips apart fusion
Miranda Scharf -
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