Unmade on Earth

A match in flame

An unwilling conveyor

For the metamorphosis.

The wake, what was, not gone

But forced reaction to forcèd change,

Compound of the spark that started it.

What, then, to resist the blackening?

Arms may be taken, but by opposing

There is no end in life.

The sees and hears,

And the feels,

Stay in the mind.

 

But under blackest and most ruined shell,

The dearest and most loving heart may dwell.

Deep Surface

Thick vowels thick skin
Thrown in twain
Lives the survivor
Dies the hero
Dyes the skin
Hide the hide,
Soft blows dent
Pierce heavy strike.
Thine armour hides naught
Dread you his lack?
Writhe and wring,
A wide ring make
Between you and yourself.
Survive the liver,
Last the front
The back caves
Beyond nature
And nature goes unseen.