Kinder Hours
Across the bridge where snow meets the sea, I comb my hair while wishing I were a swan. His broad hands stroke my delicate neck, gentle and curving on the point of a star.
I wake. Those same comforting hands are strangling me in the emptiness of shadow. Moonlight gives him the power to see my neck breaking, my jugular turning deep violet like the purple bed sheets of his new lover.
There was a time I would have gladly fallen beyond salvation. I’d have welcomed the pain. A tailspin drop to his bed, his mouth, his body. He touched my flesh and treasure books lost their gilded words. Warm gold lines melted into my bones. His shield of dragon horn turned silk upon our pressed bodies. He was magnificent. Those beautiful lips once whispered, “I love you.” The simple act of survival taught me to fight back. How many times must I do battle. I’ve grown weary. One weakness bests another. Pain rouses conviction, but I no longer possess the courage to face morning upright.
If my wand held an ounce of magic, I’d demand my mind dismiss its owner of memories. Dreams collect in a thick midnight veil, and waking hours are cloaked in cold light, light we once practiced magic in. A barred owl screeches as it lowers for a kill on the dark flattened tracks. The silver train streaks across the sky, but I’m not in a rail car. Trapped in a place that’s damning me, I will not adjust to the light. The sun is much too bright. It scorches earth and steals water. Charred holes open up into blackness and I watch all the white rabbits disappear. In darkness, I might remember the moon in kinder hours. Gentle arms cross my body where we lay together. Gold melts into my skin. His hands caress my neck. I scratch at his eyes then fly away.
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very nice!
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Beautiful work I am keeping busy by watching The Twilight Zone. Did you go Black Friday Christmas shopping. I did and got 27 dvds for 18 bucks. I am excited for Christmas. I have been watching Stranger Things 1 and 2 I love that show. I wrote a few stories one for my friend’s sister who befriened me on facebook. I am sure she appreciated it. Hope you are having a good weekend. Keep up the good work! AnnMarie=Number One woo hoo!
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thank you Dan
hope you are doing well this holiday season
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Congratulations, my friend!
Excellent story, excellent publication.
Well-deserved indeed.
DS
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thank you DS
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Loving it!
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