sunflower 15
by Bobbi Lurie
sick people in pain alone talk to themselves
incomprehensible are these words to those who see your face
unimaginable deeds done dare i say it to any creature not struck with it
murmur something they cannot truly understand speak in monotone
dare not express incomprehensible words
cruelty possible always to be surpassed man's lasting attribute
“plain before my eyes” said he eyes swathed in bandages covering sight
oozing yellow fluid is this life thought i
screams mixed with volleys of shots soaked in shrieks
“our massacre was in revenge for all the troubles in the world” said he
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Author's Note
published in Otoliths
part of an unpublished collection: "There Are Many Kinds of Silence"
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Enjoy the phrasing and form, Bobbi -
“'plain before my eyes' said he eyes swathed in bandages covering sight
oozing yellow fluid is this life thought i
screams mixed with volleys of shots soaked in shrieks” -
Yes to this piece.
Stunning, of striking beauty and excellence, capable of causing astonishment and bewilderment, reaching the highest level of art, in my mind.