lives untold

Unfolding before your very own eyes, friend
is despondent pondering
of a resplendent rendering
of marigold, manifold.

The spirit, that hollow reed,
whistles, haunting each breath...

Retina, cretina!
these gullible eyes
mistake reflected light
for reality.

Muzzled fullness
has a weight
beyond its tears.
Who knew what embankment
lay between you and enchantment?

This poison, dripping,
gripping you in deathly embrace,
tightening with each gulp
of the bottomless cup
of refills, she fills your bones
with leaden suddenness
of time.

Wraps a leaf of folly
around your forehead
and shoves you into bed.