Truth Be Told
A dark poem
Truth be told, I never rise with the sun. I do not witness the birth of the day, ignoring the way that dawn’s first rays crack / open their orange yolk on the tooth of the mountains and rise in the breath of the clouds.
I keep my shutters closed as tightly as my eyes and lie in bed, deaf to the morning birdsong and revving engines.
Instead of drawing in a deep breath of hope, dewey air, I keep my nose huddled deep within my pillows. The room is stagnant like a long-forgotten puddle.
Truth be told, I am not about to catch that worm. Maggots crawl about my brain, and I know that I will find comfort in my coffin someday.
More of my poetry takes on a darker shade:
-On daffodils-
-On travel-
