The World Eclipsed Me – 6

words by barbara doduk


6.

and

with a rush

over the inside out

the point was made

without much more

and the fuss was to begin

with all that stuff

over who is who

and what owns what

and

the argumentative combat zone

sheltered edges

razors length

of cold shots fired at the armour shield

blood shed over the

who was feeling the what

and the when

of the where

of the how of it all

and

morning rose her ugly head

and spat out the death

the foetal nine month

mourning baby

cry

we all wept

an angle angel crossed her tightrope of stone

and my head went rolling off the block like queens

of loveless marriages

past

present

future dreams

and

then more came news of past infidelity

infertile mouse

trapped in his metal band without care

without thought

or judgement

left stale

plastic paled

the sunshine grew tall trees

with pathetic lies

and

final round bell dinged

over the fearless sound of tomorrow

the drowning file stuffed fat

with paper contradictions

overflowed

with some cash cow king sucking my life

draining me of soul

and leaving me empty

and

in end the buried fool

killed the clown himself

over the embers

the remaining lingering smoke

the end was here

and this was all I had left

a pale line outline

left-hand ring-finger,