Friday, 19 October 2018

Dies Irae





The old dog shaking off fleas,
earth heaves on its foundations.
Shattered, highways demand
their toll at the flopped bridge
while buildings and bastions crash.

Seven gods explode above us,
floods tip over the frail land
where fires char the southern skies
and mountains squat.

Shockwaves over the city,
we endure the floor of the pit,
hugging our turbulent selves.

History’s shat out of naure.

Sit.

Stay.

Wait for the drumming of hooves,
twilight, the procreative silence.
 

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