Eon Poem by Chester Maynes

Eon



Trapped in mocha skin
The ringlet of eyelashes
All superficial
Like dried weeds

Years gone
Age is passing
Velvety to jagged
Erstwhile to nearby

Waking in death
We waited
Life’s bated breath
Babies rot


(written on September 24,2009 Danang City, Vietnam)

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