Friday, November 7, 2008

Resolute

Saran-wrapped skin
Stretched by pressing knuckles
HIS KNEES FOLDED
Towing rope and twine of twisted tendon
Raking the sea of scarlet
Sending the army
HIS EYES SHUT
Of pricks and tingles
To torch and stab
Each flexed, desperate palm.
HIS PRAYER BEGAN

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

I like it.

Anonymous said...

"twine of twisted tendon...sea of scarlet sending the army...each flexed, desperate palm."

great imagery

The Jake said...

Nice, i think i need to read this like 12 more times.

Anonymous said...

well done markus