Thursday, March 31, 2022

War's Lullaby

 Dirt and debris, my eyes stung
No sense of direction, but safe and sound
Bare soil and bare trees surround me, but I am at home

Sound of the wind whistle spoke to me
The only thing I heard with my one ear
I lied my hands down onto earth

And I went home as I fell into slumber

Tuesday, March 22, 2022

Disoriented

The clouds covered the skies, no light shining through

As if it was suffocating it out of anger and remorse

But it felt calming and safe, unlike letting unhappiness run its course

Rain too smelled of earth and the thunder roared

It felt warm as the rain fell onto my skin

Although whilst the winter grass withered thin

As my mind drifted off, the brighter view of a crowd distraught me

As if I was still alive like the others, walking freely on the ground

With the soul to walk around with, and able to breathe all-around

I was only misplaced like a horse running along the ocean, with the full moon during the day

Remembering the feeling of my brittle bones crumbled, and my muscles numb

On the ground I felt nothing, unable to wake from an open-eyed dream by moving a thumb

It was then I knew as I saw the wolf in flames and the sound of a trumpet

What I thought was all flowers and the crowd singing

Instead it was of crumbled flowers and people screaming

I spoke nothing of what I saw, as I knew

Knowing it would require a great deal of courage and hope

So I sat here unmoving, as dark clouds stained the sky with no light provided to cope