Six O'clock Shadow Poem by Alistair Graham

Six O'clock Shadow



I

Limbo no longer
Timed out
Destruction
Swinging-ball
No sun-set
No path back
Search for mint leaf
Calm raging fire
Seed not planted
Leafless existence

II

Count pills
In columns
Cold water
In glass
Gulp-swallow
Gulp-swallow
Icy stream
Throat to belly
Gulp-swallow
Gulp-swallow
Calm head
Hand steady
Gulp-swallow
Gulp-swallow
Light out
Shadow gone

Sunday, December 17, 2017
Topic(s) of this poem: depression
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