Indra's Child : Writing

Death Wears a Scarf

Death Wears a Scarf

A Poem by Indra's Child


Drag yourself out of bed,Skin slick with sweat sticks to sheets,Hair thick with dreams wet with grease,Do the dance of impertinent waiting,The blood o..
Flavors of Shade

Flavors of Shade

A Poem by Indra's Child


I watch a shadow crawl over my ceiling.It really crawls, with tendrils seeking new ground to cover,A great patch of life that seems inevitable,Likened..
Dead Animal

Dead Animal

A Poem by Indra's Child


When you leave,A knife to the gut.Bleeding out,I need to recover.Weeks in bed,Months on end.Fetid wounds turn,To raised scars.
Effortless

Effortless

A Poem by Indra's Child


I don't know if you love me, if you ever did at that,But as time goes on, I find that I will never understand.I tried so hard to be a friend, to learn..
Held Captive

Held Captive

A Poem by Indra's Child


This is what it looks like,To build a cage for someone,And if you don't like what it looks like,Then you can always them abandon.Build one for the nex..
Red Crayon

Red Crayon

A Poem by Indra's Child


On that day, so long ago,When deepest darkness did ensnare,I held my breath, and let it go,And could not feel the fresh, new air.And through the trees..
Time is an Arrow and Life is a Target

Time is an Arrow and Life is a Target

A Poem by Indra's Child


Maybe, someday, you won't miss meMaybe, today, you already don't.But, forever, I will miss you,Even if, right now, I think I won't.I'm sorry for the t..
How Many Times Have I Died?

How Many Times Have I Died?

A Poem by Indra's Child


How many times have I died?Was it four times? Five? Ten? Or more?Was it something I could have controlled before,When I still had the light in my eyes..
Muddy Place

Muddy Place

A Poem by Indra's Child


SinkingThis sinking feeling seeminglyNeverendingI pretend to defend myself withPlastic swords and fabric mythThe grand delusion of a martyr and the co..
What was the point?

What was the point?

A Poem by Indra's Child


What was the point?Of all that growing, changing,Realizing, all the pain?If I go back to square oneWhen you're gone.

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