FOUR FEATHERS PRESS ONLINE EDITION: STILL NIGHT Poets and artists published in Four Feathers Press Online Edition: Still Night are now published online and invited to read at the Saturday Afternoon Poetry Zoom meeting on Saturday, October 26th between 3 and 5 pm PST.

Tuesday, October 15, 2024

Maria A Arana

Still Night


as the moon changes faces

and the stars fizzle without life

so does our love

change from day to night

 

 

 

Dream a little reality

 

your body still

breath faltered an hour ago

head tilted

eyes closed

heart stopped

and mine filled with palpitations

the haze filling the room

blocking the light

as if a theatre curtain closes

and another opens

your body on the sofa

you turn and a cracker fills your mouth

eyes brights

another day bent on proving death wrong

until you no longer can stop it

 


 

fear makes you run…


fear makes you run

all four paws hit the cold soil

stopping for a breath

a drink of water

a view of what was left behind

the animal no longer calling

the moon disappearing

and the night blanketing your bare skin

 

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