Words
OCTOBER 24, 2021
Words.
Forged
and wielded
as swords…
Cut.
Maim.
And silence the heart.
The wheel turns,
the cycle complete.
Serpent glides
between stones
from deep beneath,
winding up
the spiral stairs of life
and moves
through the shattered
and broken letters
that fall like leaves.
Circling round
and round,
shedding all
that no longer serves.
Fire on Earth.
Progress.
Thunder on Mountain.
Preponderance of the small.
Three steps.
Six steps.
Then nine.
The staircase is steep
and moving fast.
Lay down the words
and the swords.
Do not open your eyes.
Until I tell you
to do so.
Bear cubs scamper.
Raven lands.
Bison’s spirit runs free.
Now.
Open your eyes.
And look.
Forged
and wielded
as swords…
Cut.
Maim.
And silence the heart.
The wheel turns,
the cycle complete.
Serpent glides
between stones
from deep beneath,
winding up
the spiral stairs of life
and moves
through the shattered
and broken letters
that fall like leaves.
Circling round
and round,
shedding all
that no longer serves.
Fire on Earth.
Progress.
Thunder on Mountain.
Preponderance of the small.
Three steps.
Six steps.
Then nine.
The staircase is steep
and moving fast.
Lay down the words
and the swords.
Do not open your eyes.
Until I tell you
to do so.
Bear cubs scamper.
Raven lands.
Bison’s spirit runs free.
Now.
Open your eyes.
And look.
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