UntitledA Poem by Wilyem Clark
There's no redemption for this bed:
The sheets are thin, the blood soaks through, For here I chafe and here I bleed, Where dust mites congregate and breed. I am their succor. And yet I spin And gurge in dreams, And pick apart reality's seams, Restitch the robes I wear by day, With parti-color plats deceive The jaded eyes that peer at me. This bed can never be redeemed, Nor shall I be the lord I dreamed. © 2023 Wilyem Clark |
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1 Review Added on September 29, 2023 Last Updated on September 29, 2023 AuthorWilyem ClarkWashington, DCAboutI've been writing poems since my teens (now in my 60s) and prose since the 1990s. It's been hard finding decent forums online--the free websites too often suffer sudden deaths. My "published" works ar.. more..Writing
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