Railing

I've spent half my life

railing at one god

or another.

(sometimes, I think,

just to hear myself)

my tears have soaked

the roots of Yggdrasil

and washed blood stains

away from the Christ

my sacrifices have fed

Erebus, Ghede, and Izanami

till they are sated, plump

and full from my grief.

(my tables are bare

from their gluttony)

surely, by now

my blood covers

every altar, every god-

at least enough - just enough

for peace?

I am tired, so tired

for I've spent half my life

railing at one god

or another.

Reviews

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~ excruciating... and immensely moving work... as all heartfelt and truly exquisite poetry is... ~ i think sometimes that God is a personification of positive energy and hope... not so much an entity... ~ we will cross the bloody bridge of bloodbaths together... :)

[SpitfireGrrrl]

Thank you! You know me - I go months without a single thing to say... hopefully now the floodgates will open and I can write again ;)

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~ was thrilled to see a new post on your profile... am looking forward to more... :)