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| Chair with the Wings of a Vulture, 1960, Salvador Dali |
from broken life
to broken life
the deadlight
arises
vulturous
lit candles warming
the addicts’ spoons,
lift plumes
like blackbirds’
wings,
ominous,
cancerous
moments that free
them
to carrion,
eyes nightblind
to hope threaded
in a spindle spoke
sky
© 2014 Jennifer
Wagner
Oooh! I love this one! I tried my hand at the Magpie, and the spoons left me hanging. Your work serves them well. "spindle spoke sky" is clever phrasing.
ReplyDeleteintriguing... well done
ReplyDeletespindle spoke sky...ha...that is cool...
ReplyDeletea bit scary with the drug refs...having made my dip into that at a much earlier ag
it is a slippery slope of escape....
This is so moving, Jennifer – visceral and yet, penned with depth and artistry.
ReplyDelete“hope threaded in a spindle spoke sky” – an inspired expression of the cycle of drug abuse: twisting and winding and revolving over and over and over.
yikes! that is some kick a$$ imagery.
ReplyDeletewow...that's edgy..and written very well indeed.
ReplyDeleteA terrific poem...every line spurrs the dark terror as the picture does...cant be more justifying..:)
ReplyDeleteA powerful and dreary image. The sense of hopelessness is too keen. It is incredible to understand what the addicts consciously choose and why they do so. Great poem. :)
ReplyDeletethe addicts spoon -- that really caught me.. love how you incorporated them
ReplyDeleteLovely piece of writing...Thank you. ♥
ReplyDeleteThis is beautiful and dark simultaneously - truly a treasure piece of writing. An ode to those who wish to find escape synthetically...
ReplyDelete"cancerous moments"...,"....hope threaded / in a spindle spoke sky"...trigger many thoughts..love the dark images.. :)
ReplyDeleteEloquent and dynamic; well done.
ReplyDeleteWell done!
ReplyDeletewhew. written like witness ~
ReplyDeleteWow, you certainly captured my senses, vivid images throughout. Nicely written.
ReplyDeleteHidden visions among the "spindle spoke sky," _m
ReplyDeleteit is a spindle spoke sky in an addicts world...great imagery here Jennifer. :-)
ReplyDeletemoves the readers with amazing images..the repetition of broken life pains u r have a wonderful writing style..Smiles Jennifer:))
ReplyDeleteI had to read this one out loud to fully appreciate...thank you...
ReplyDeleteDark, and beautifully written.
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