The dirt embedded beneath my fingernails -
so perfectly, so fully now,
[I could grow things there
but for the lack of sunlight]–
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a remarkable and unique write..spectacularly done! outstanding!
Their scratching, the patter of rain, your heartbeat, my Morse code… fuse into a twisted, endless rhythm I turn the rosary of breath an excuse to caress the taut unbroken thread of your existence a reason perhaps to indulge in moment long orgiastic absence to become an intern an apprentice in Lord's garage of conception [Thanks for inspiring it]
Shades of 'Premature Burial'...wonderfully complex poem...reality, metaphor, fantasy...the reader is left in the dark to his own thoughts...great job...Coach
Absolutely superb poem Christine! ! ! One wonders...is this a flashback and this person is actually safe at the moment...or is this reality and she is dreaming of much more pleasant circumstances. Being buried alive, or held captive in a tomb of dirt, must surely be one of the scariest scenarios a person could fathom! You have done an excellent job of describing this to the reader. Hugs, Dee
And still we dream of darkness only to reach for the light we sometimes miss.A ten from me and a very complicated presentation...a psychological thriller..