Audra Burwell : Writing

Tenuous Threads

Tenuous Threads

A Poem by Audra Burwell


We are parasites, bulbous bodies entangled,Swarming atop nests of rotten flesh, fightingAnd crowding on an already choked planet,A hive mind of greed ..
Zodiac

Zodiac

A Poem by Audra Burwell


Sprinkled in sage and soil, honesty dripsFrom the mouth of Saturn like golden honey,Gates guarded by the tenth house, the cleavedHooves of a fabled se..
Town of Dust

Town of Dust

A Poem by Audra Burwell


Vague images sway through my skull,Sloshing under the dented cranial dome,Like a liquid motherboard, uprooting strandsOf a dream, I thought had been l..
Torn Between Two Worlds

Torn Between Two Worlds

A Poem by Audra Burwell


Life is cyclical, infinite and ceaseless,Much like the fabled serpent,Ruler of the deep, Jörmungandr,Swallowing his own tail,Scarred scales shimm..
Time Unraveled

Time Unraveled

A Poem by Audra Burwell


Time is a totalitarian dictator,Demanding absolute submissionFrom its cowering subjects.Time is a possessive lover,Jealous and vindictive,Calculating ..
The Wordsmith

The Wordsmith

A Poem by Audra Burwell


Inks spills on aged vellum,A tidal wave of obsidian eternity,Glittering black like the witheredAnd worn soul of its dying creator.There is a desperati..
The Dead Still Walk

The Dead Still Walk

A Poem by Audra Burwell


Revere the dead they say,Those who have passed beyond the veil,Of lasting eternity,Or into the blackness of death’s maw.But what of those left b..
The Bottom Glass of Loneliness

The Bottom Glass of Loneliness

A Poem by Audra Burwell


The familiar sting cuts my tongue to the core,Nerves tingling in anticipation,As vapors run over the bruised skin,A breath of white smoke, undulating ..
Tepid Water

Tepid Water

A Poem by Audra Burwell


I love in the same way a black hole swallows universes �" all-consumingRavenous and bloodthirsty, swallowing emotion like tepid water.My l..

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