Anthony Coleman
Words
Some are so fragile I hardly
feel their loss, falling from
idle thoughts to gather dust —
twisting into small spirals
as doors open and close — rustling
underfoot in quiet moments.
Cast from the heights of unsound
stanzas, they flutter their wings
through broken nights, scratching
at the edge of sleep till first
light.
Later, they’ll be de-literated
by Dyson — survivors drifting
into forgotten corners, driven
there by the kids — the dog...
Some, chewed beyond recognition.
feel their loss, falling from
idle thoughts to gather dust —
twisting into small spirals
as doors open and close — rustling
underfoot in quiet moments.
Cast from the heights of unsound
stanzas, they flutter their wings
through broken nights, scratching
at the edge of sleep till first
light.
Later, they’ll be de-literated
by Dyson — survivors drifting
into forgotten corners, driven
there by the kids — the dog...
Some, chewed beyond recognition.
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