grumbling
\nhe hefts the light
\nits brightness past its time
\nthe shell of a discarded sun
\nwhose gels once covered a world.<\/p>\n
(smiling)
\n(she feels the task)
\n(and holds close the hand)
\n(that his frustration might not rage)
\n(and the meek may still inherit this world)<\/p>\n
furrowing
\nhis brows frame
\nthose eyes watching
\nthe coiling cord wind around
\nlike the midgard serpent held a world.<\/p>\n
(laughing)
\n(she notes the sound)
\n(the scrape of steel)
\n(the humming song of drills)
\n(the percussive wildness of this world)<\/p>\n
sighing
\nhe notes the time
\nand marks the speed
\nat which all things are dissembled,
\na lugubrious apocalypse upon this world.<\/p>\n
(sending)
\n(she soothes the wrist)
\n(marked by some small sharpness)
\n(and takes the tiny drop of blood)
\n(as promise that he will save her this world)<\/p>\n
resigning
\nhe carries the weight
\nof all with resentful care
\nthe pieces fitting one by one into their places
\nas ought all things in the world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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