In a land of black doves, white crows,
only a fool would trust the sky.
Disguise is the modern currency--
even lovers wear falconry gloves,
fumbling at each other in a panic of talons.
Enter the Queen of Vanity,
with her fool, Mars, stumbling behind on a leash.
No one can open a mouth except to lie.
In a land of black doves, white crows,
mere melanin gives way to a sludge of relentless death.
With heads skewered on blinking devices,
nattering husks burn on pyres and transfer
their dying whimpers
like tarnished pennies for the laughing ferryman.
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For Day 10 and for this. My word was "melanin."
even lovers wear falconry gloves...
ReplyDeleteQuote of the day!
I support this motion!
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ReplyDeleteBiting! Love this insinuation and commentary with a certain sardonic touch. :-)
ReplyDeleteFantastic!
ReplyDeleteIn a land of black doves, white crows,
ReplyDeleteonly a fool would trust the sky...I like this land. No holds barred in this one fren. We cover ourselves with pretty phrases and expect the sky to always be blue. Truth. Preach.
With heads skewered on blinking devices..Yes! Tell it!
ReplyDeleteOh! My! Goodness! "Even lovers wear falconry gloves, fumbling at each other in a panic of talons." That may be the best description of love I have ever encountered. Those heads skewered on blinking devices. Tell me again, why are you not famous and appearing on t.v.? Someone is missing the boat.
ReplyDeleteYou're mistress of words, wherever you find them! How I love, 'a panic of talons' and 'tarnished pennies for the laughing / ferryman.' And all of it.
ReplyDeleteBelatedly I notice the interesting title and wonder if this is, among other things, a commentary on twitter.
One line is better than the next here.
ReplyDelete"Even lovers wear falconry gloves, fumbling at each other in a panic of talons"
Outstanding poem!
I adore the ambiguous title, Shay, and the lines:
ReplyDelete‘even lovers wear falconry gloves,
fumbling at each other in a panic of talons’.
The image of ‘heads skewered on blinking devices’ is powerful.
No pleasantries allowed - the images are stark and foreboding! Black doves and white crows... I pondered that for a while.
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