at the institution

at the institution

 

 

 

raining

sounds

roof

strong

tapping

can't get in

the Raven loses this time

 

i am not drowned in my own sorrow

i am drinking from it

and getting deliriously drunk on the tears

 

but they can't get inside my heart

they fall by my window

i watch them,

 

raining

sounds

roof 

strong

tapping

can't get in

 

nevermore

 

i smile,

take another belt 

now totally insane

 

the window turns white

i don't hear anything, now

 

 

except a slight flutter of wings.

 

 

 

 

erin-cilberto

12/6/16

Reviews

[Patricia Wedel]

dear Jacob... this is a poem close to my heart... "a slight flutter of wings" ... a gift from above. The Raven tapping tapping can't get in ... Nevermore.
My heart is mine to keep as insanity may weep upon my mind. Truly, Pat

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your kind words, Pat.
j.