It can be a journey
The path treacherous
Missteps will draw blood
Each prick
A drain on your desire
Will you cower in retreat
Or plod forward
Where daylight is lit by dragon fire
The nights filled
With black thundering hoofs
Ghostly guardians on the prowl
Lost you will be
If you find the sea
Where Neptune's devil sleeps
Day one ,day two
Day three do pass
Fatigue rides you hard
Clouding your mind
In a dirty fog
Making choices
A jury trial of voices
Until the Gods smile
And you reach the hub
To grasp the scroll
In shaking hands
To afraid to read the script
Each prick
A drain on your desire
Will you cower in retreat
Or plod forward
Where daylight is lit by dragon fire
The nights filled
With black thundering hoofs
Ghostly guardians on the prowl
Lost you will be
If you find the sea
Where Neptune's devil sleeps
Day one ,day two
Day three do pass
Fatigue rides you hard
Clouding your mind
In a dirty fog
Making choices
A jury trial of voices
Until the Gods smile
And you reach the hub
To grasp the scroll
In shaking hands
To afraid to read the script
As abstract as it was (to me) it all made sense when I read
ReplyDelete"And you reach the hub
To grasp the scroll
In shaking hands"
I thought that was powerful.
ZQ
To afraid to read the script
Yes - being afraid to read the script is powerful. One never knows what the plot will be when one reads it.
ReplyDeleteAnd you reach the hub
ReplyDeleteTo grasp the scroll
In shaking hands
After going through the works one is often too afraid to know the truth. It may turn out contrary to expectations. Very true Robert!
Hank
I love the imagery and darkness in this poem. Wonderful, Michael!
ReplyDeleteGah. I called you Michael. So sorry, Robert. Love this dragony poem.
ReplyDeleteBeautifully rendered! An intriguing piece that, for me, could be pinned to any number of journeys.
ReplyDeleteI am sure some of us can write a brief biography of our lives like this. Presumably the scroll listed their misdeeds.(P.S. I read the last line as "Too afraid to read...")
ReplyDeleteVividly described. I felt the difficulty!
ReplyDeleteI love how the title adds to the painful journey... in the back of my mind I see Snowwhite running through the woods.
ReplyDeleteDeliciously dark and enticing!
ReplyDeleteA perfect description of it all.
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