Cathiard

Calm
Aching
Torn
Hissing loud

Riverside
Dawning on her eyes
Riverside
Changes permanent

The water’s running calm
Aching hands ashore
Streams are filling in between

A familiar cry
Tearing through the morning
The loudest sound of the universe

Savage prisoner
Fled towards the light
Candles welcome your arrival

But summer days are gone
And by the time you’d noticed
What the sun inflicted, you were on fire

You’re on fire

Arms out
Rid
Digging itself down, deep down

Old demons scratching the surface
Unclean hands intertwine

Benign was the solitude

It feeds the powers that flicker our vacuity

Loose
All damage left behind strays

Storms
Drenching barren grounds
Scars
The scars in the face of God
Align

While freedom’s tragedy keeps shortening the ends
Memories come to life
For your relief
Tonight